A GROUP OF TWO NEWARI HUMAN BONE KAPALA, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
拍品描述
A GROUP OF TWO NEWARI HUMAN BONE KAPALA, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Each finely carved and polished, the skull cups with a deep patina which enhances the bone’s porous texture and its various grooves, ridges, and depressions, the exterior similarly preserves the bregma and sagittal sutures. (2) Dimensions: Length 17.5 cm and 18.5 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related human bone kapala, 17.3 cm long, acquired by Stephen Wootton Bushell in 1887 in Tibet, now in the British Museum, registration number 1887,0518.1. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 7 March 2025, lot 57 Price: EUR 1,430 or approx. EUR 1,500 (for one) adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar patina. Note the size (18.2 cm).
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