Ritual Skull Cup with cover and stand (thod-pa)
18th century
Object PlaceTibet or China
Medium/TechniqueHuman skull, gilt brass, semi-precious stones
DimensionsCup only, approximately: 14.0 x 16.5 cm (5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Stand only, approximately: 11.4 x 12.7 cm (4 1/2 x 5 in.)
Stand only, approximately: 11.4 x 12.7 cm (4 1/2 x 5 in.)
Credit LineJohn Gardner Coolidge Collection
Accession number50.171a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceGiven to the MFA from the John Gardner Coolidge Collection in 1950.
17th–18th century
about 1400–50
12th century
15th–16th century
17th century
17th century
mid-19th century
18th century
late 18th–early 19th century
19th century
17th–18th century
2061–1784 B.C.