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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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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

H 17 in W 12 in D 5.5 in

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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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Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava，2020
Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava，2020

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Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava，2020, 2020

H 39.38 in W 29.93 in D 29.93 in
19th Century Tibetan Decorated Ceremonial Kapala Goat Skull
Located in London, GB
A XIX century Tibetan ceremonial Kapala Goat skull, decorated with silver and copper, articulated
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Antique 1890s Tibetan Decorative Art

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Copper

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

19th Century Tibetan Decorated Ceremonial Kapala Goat Skull

H 10.24 in W 12.21 in D 3.55 in
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Silver Mounted Horned Sheep Skull Kapala
Located in Forney, TX
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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

H 6 in W 22 in D 10 in
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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Leather, Bone, Wood

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

H 14.75 in W 9 in D 3.5 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

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18th Century Tibetan Kapala
18th Century Tibetan Kapala

18th Century Tibetan Kapala

H 9 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
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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Canvas

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

Large Painted Mahakala Thangka, Early 20th Century, Mongolia

H 63.5 in W 49 in D 0.1 in
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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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

H 2.75 in W 5.25 in D 7 in

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