Antique Tibetan Kapala Skull Cap Lined in Silver and Silver Skulls

Antique Tibetan Kapala Skull Cap Lined in Silver and Silver Skulls

The Tibetan ritual uses the skull cap, called a Kapala and is used as a vessel in the ritual and is used in Hindu and Buddhist practice. Used as a vessel and in alters these amazing spiritual objects are used by many in East and West in religious practices 

The kapala is part of a skull cap. Lined with silver and has applied strip of silver stylized skulls around the edge. 

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the kapala symbolizes transformation and the cycle of life and death, reflecting the concepts of impermanence and rebirth. 

It represents the transformation of delusion into wisdom and the comprehension of the transient nature of the human body. 

Size: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 

Condition: no chips or breaks to the skull. Wear and aging to the skull and the silver lining is intact with very light marks in side. Please see the images for more details. 

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