Skull Cup with Cover and Stand

18th-19th century

19.1 cm 30.4 cm

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This ritual vessel, made from the upper section of a human skull, belongs to the tantric Buddhist traditions of Tibet and neighboring regions. The skull serves as a reminder of death and impermanence, and it symbolizes wisdom and emptiness—the true nature of reality, according...

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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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