A FINE GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED KAPALA ON STAND

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Result:

12.975 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 18th/ 19th c.
H. 27,5 cm
The skull recipient decorated at the inside with a silver inlay, supporting the gilt-copper cover embossed with scrolling tendrils, a band containing the Eight Buddhist emblems, topped with a half-vajra and placed on a triangular-shaped base, its sides embossed with a flaming design and each corner ornamented with a wrathful looking severed head.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number R 21 - Traces of age, minor wear

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