Bowl Lid

A1435.1

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1435.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Brass | Copper Alloy | Turquoise | Coral
Iconography Demons
Inscription Language Sanskrit
Description

Kapala. Top part to brass-lined human skull. Libation bowl. On a triangular metal base. Brass cover decorated with demon figures, Sanksrit characters and coral and turquoise.

Height 14.5 cm
Length 18 cm
Width 19.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from George Lagai, Kny-Sheerer & Company, 1913
Other Number Getz 142 - Other Number | 3 - Other Number

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