(item no. 73054)
 1800 - 1899 Himalayan Region Buddhist Lineage Bronze Collection of Private Additional Images View Alternate Image View Alternate Image 
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Skullcup (Skt. kapala): the top of a skull, referring to a bowl made from the top of the human skull and used for specific ritual services related to the wrathful deities of Anuttarayoga Tantra. The skull represents emptiness, the body without a soul - egolessness. Jeff Watt, 12-2005
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Collection: Private - Sculpture
Collection: Private III
Sculpture: Ivory & Bone
Ritual Object: Skullcup
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