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Lot Essay
This was probably part of a ritual object, either a staff or headdress.
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Details
A bone plaque with skulls
Tibet, 17th/18th century
Carved with eight skulls interspersed with scroll motifs, with a honey-colored patina overall
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter
Tibet, 17th/18th century
Carved with eight skulls interspersed with scroll motifs, with a honey-colored patina overall
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Spink and Son, London, 1985