COUPE CRÂNIENNE KAPALA À MONTURE EN CUIVRE DORÉ NÉPAL, VERS LE XVIIIE SIÈCLECOUPE CRÂNIENNE KAPALA À MONTURE EN CUIVRE DORÉNÉPAL, VERS LE XVIIIE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205086 19.5 cm (7 5/8 in.) longA GILT COPPER MOUNTED SKULL KAPALA NEPAL, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY 尼泊爾 約十八世紀 嵌銅鎏金嘎巴拉供碗Arrangements of this kind, depicting the head of a bodhisattva connected by beaded swags to two flanking skulls, were popularly featured in 18th century Nepal. A kapala in the Rubin Museum of Art (C2004.8.1a-b) is similar in style to the present lot.Published: Gilles Béguin, L'Art Newar De La Vallée De Kathmandu, Paris, 1990, p. 77. Provenance: Collection Gérard Labre, Paris.