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A LARGE GILT COPPER KAPALA
Nepal, 17th century
Resting on an outward flared circular base, the rim of the bowl-shaped vessel rises to a head
of a bodhisattva, flanked by two skulls, the three heads interconnected by a beaded garland.
10 1/4 in. (26 cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000
尼泊爾 十七世紀 銅鎏金供碗
This monumental altarpiece takes inspiration from ritual kapalas that incorporate the skulls of
esteemed monks. Compare to a related example in Tingley, Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal,
Sacramento, 2012, pp. 98-9.
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33050
Published
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art: from the
James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, 1997, pp. 231 & 342, no. 306.
Provenance
James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection
Sotheby’s, New York, 25 March 1999, lot 12
Private European Collection
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