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Kapala Skull

Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami
Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami

Large 20th Century Nepalese Gilt Bronze Figure of Yama and Yami

Located in Austin, TX

portrayed here in his four armed form. His primary arms hold a flaming kapala (skull cup) and kartika

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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral, Bronze

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Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava,2020

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H 39.38 in W 29.93 in D 29.93 in

Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava,2020

Located in Xia Men, 35

Buddhist state of the “five Buddhas and five wisdom”. He has a kapala skull bowl on his left palm and there

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glaze

Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown
Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown

Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown

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H 11.82 in W 9.06 in D 8.27 in

Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Diadem Skull Crown

Located in London, GB

Tibetan Antique Ritual Oracle Kapala Diadem Carved Skull Crown. Rare and unusual Tibetan Antique

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Antique 1890s Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

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19th Century Tibetan Decorated Ceremonial Kapala Goat Skull
19th Century Tibetan Decorated Ceremonial Kapala Goat Skull

19th Century Tibetan Decorated Ceremonial Kapala Goat Skull

Located in Kent, Dover

A XIX century Tibetan ceremonial Kapala Goat skull, decorated with silver and copper, articulated

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Antique 1890s Tibetan Decorative Art

Materials

Copper

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala

Located in Forney, TX

An exceptional antique Tibetan Buddhist monastery ritual / ceremonial goat skull and horn kapala

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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century
Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century

Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century

Located in Austin, TX

craniums. The Father holds a bone danda (stick) above his head in one hand, a flaming kapala (skull cup

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Antique Mid-18th Century Mongolian Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

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18th Century Tibetan Kapala
18th Century Tibetan Kapala

18th Century Tibetan Kapala

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H 9 in W 6 in D 5.5 in

18th Century Tibetan Kapala

Located in Chicago, IL

A Sanskrit term meaning “skull,” this 18th century kapala incorporates a human skull into the bowl

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Antique Mid-18th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

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Large Painted Mahakala Thangka, Early 20th Century, Mongolia
Large Painted Mahakala Thangka, Early 20th Century, Mongolia

Large Painted Mahakala Thangka, Early 20th Century, Mongolia

Located in Austin, TX

holds a skull cup (kapala) and ritual flaying knife (kartika) in his two main hands at chest level. His

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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

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19th Century Tibetan Ritual Skull Cup with Coral and Silver Detail
19th Century Tibetan Ritual Skull Cup with Coral and Silver Detail

19th Century Tibetan Ritual Skull Cup with Coral and Silver Detail

Located in Southampton, NY

Tibetan ritual ceremonial cup, Kapala. Bone (skull cap) with coral detail and silver rim

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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Natural Specimens

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