The sides of the scabbard are embellished with four seed symbols (Sanskrit: bija or bijakshara) inlaid with coral and turquoise in a devanagari script variant. Seed symbols are the quintessence of a mantra in a single syllable or sound. They may also symbolize a theological principle or deity.
4 Comments
FlashMobOfOne@mstdn.social · 5 pts · 46d
@PugJesus What do the symbols on the scabbard mean?
PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 46d
I'm a lowly monoglot, but the source says:
EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 46d
I want to see it unsheathed!!!
PugJesus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 46d
https://collections.lacma.org/object/31047