Skull "kapala"
Nepal
sold
EUR 2,400
Description
human skull, facial features and teeth made from silver metal, the lid-like upper part of the skull delicately engraved, a flat receptacle with silver metal coating inside, band decor with small silver metal skulls running around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
such richly decorated skulls served as ceremonial objects for sacrifices in tantric Buddhism.