Scull bowl "kapala" with lid and stand · Tibet · ID: 3046120
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 23 cm
B: 18,5 cm
H: 9.1 inch
B: 7.3 inch
Description
three-part, human skull, lid with “vajra” knob, stand with skull motif, each made of silver sheet with hammered ornamental decor, skull bowl lined with silver, rep. (knob)
In Tibetan monasteries it is used symbolically to hold flat bread, bakery “torma” and wine instead of blood and flesh as offerings to wrathful deities, such as the ferocious “Dharmapala”.
The object Scull bowl “kapala” with lid and stand with the object ID 3046120 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 1 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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