KAPALA" COVERED BOWL in copper and embossed gilt copper, decorated with lotus flowers, foaming waves, three mountain peaks, foliage scrolls, and the top with a "vishvajra" (double vajra), on a triangular base decorated with flames and three heads including a citipati. Sino-Tibetan work, 19th century. A GILT COPPER "KAPALA" CUP AND COVER, SINO-TIBETAN WORK, 19TH CENTURY. HEIGHT (TOTAL) 13 CM (5 1/8 IN.) NOTE This object is a reminder of the impermanence and illusory nature of the "I" and of all things.