A Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Kapala, 20th Century
近代 銅鎏金嘎巴拉碗
20th Century
The skull bowl resting on a tripod stand with each corner having a human skull above a ram's head, the sides chased with flames above a double lotus base, further raised on a u-shaped platform cast with mountain peaks emerging from crashing waves, having two rear posts holding flags, topped with a domed cover encircled with molded and chased waves in repousse, the finial in the shape of a half of a four prong vajra.
Height 10 1/2 in., 26.7 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA. 麻薩諸塞州南塔基特島畢凌思夫婦家藏。
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the collection of David and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Illustrated:
HYLAND, R. M., Alice. Passion and Pursuit: The Billings Collection. Nantucket: The Ming Press, 2022. Page 282.
來源：
馬薩諸塞州楠塔基特島畢凌思夫婦藏。
著錄：
Alice Hyland著《畢凌思夫婦收藏》，2022年楠塔基特島私人出版，第282頁。
