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THBRare 17th C. Tibetan Bronze Votive - Human Skull
Lot 128a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Asia, Tibet, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A brilliant bronzework ideal for anyone fascinated with the macabre or memento mori. Cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, this piece presents the dramatic visage of a human skull comprised of grand eye orbitals with bulging pupils, a nasal orbital with openwork passages for the nostrils, and an ear-to-ear smile filled with teeth - quite an eerie toothy grin! Embellishing the deep green patina of the bronze are red and black pigments highlighting the eyes and mouth especially. Size: 3.375" W x 4.75" H (8.6 cm x 12.1 cm); 5.75" H (14.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Skulls are fascinating objects, often used for dramatic effect. In the Western world there is Hamlet's famous speech about mortality as he looks at Yorick's skull, as well as the skull on Sherlock Holmes' mantle indicating that he is a man of science, unconcerned with superstitions about death. In Tibetan Buddhism, the display and use of human skulls in rituals is designed to remind us of the constant presence of death and acquaint us with it so that we are not scared of its mysteries.
Provenance: ex-private San Francisco, California, USA collection
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#148847Minor losses to peripheries and high-pointed areas. A few minute casting flaws to the skull. Expected surface wear commensurate with age, but nice traces of red and black pigmentation remain.Condition
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