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Kapalat – Tibet

Name: Kapalat – Tibet
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: CFY0LVH8OW
Price: 500 EUR
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Kapalat – Tibet
Cup made from a human skull, used as a container during rituals specific to Hindu tantrism and tantric Buddhism.
This Kapala is made up of a skull with a shiny brown patina, decorated with a silver frieze with geometric shapes enhanced with turquoise inlaid in cabochon.
The interior is entirely covered in silver. The bottom of the cup is decorated with a vishvavajra (symbol of “effective action par excellence”), a carnelian cabochon in its center.

REGION: Tibet

MATERIAL: bone, silver, carnelian, turquoise.
PERIOD: 20th century
DIMENSION: 18.5 x 14.5 x 8cm

Inventory number: AS080

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Style	Asian Arts (Asian Tribal Art of Asian Arts Style)
Period	20th century (Asian Tribal Art 20th century)
Country of origin	China
Length (cm)	18,5
Width (cm)	14,5
Height (cm)	8
Materials	Bone, Solid silver, Carnelian, Turquoise

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