Sold for:
$385
$385
Kapala Skull Cup, Tibet, 19th century, vessel displayed on a Buddhist altar used in ritual to offer to the ferocious dharmapala (defender of the faith), the skull cup mounted in brass and heavily embossed with gilt-bronze, resting on a triangular bronze pedestal, representing a sacrificial fire with skulls, ht. 6 1/4 (with stand), 7 x 5 in. Some cracks on the skull, loss of some of the bosses
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-25
