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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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A silver-mounted ceremonial skull bowl called Kapala, from Tibet or Nepal. The silver eyes are set with turquoises. 19th Century CE

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Kapala bowl. 18th century, skull, gold, painted with gilt, inlaid with gemstones, Tibet Museum

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Kapala bowl. 18th century, skull, gold, painted with gilt, inlaid with gemstones, Tibet Museum

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Sword and sheath with silver mounts. Tibet, 19th century

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Sword and sheath with silver mounts. Tibet, 19th century

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Ritual diadem with five skulls, for esoteric Buddhist ceremonies. Tibet, 19th century

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Ritual diadem with five skulls, for esoteric Buddhist ceremonies. Tibet, 19th century

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum

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A mid-19th century CE men's ceremonial attire from Kazakhstan

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A mid-19th century CE men's ceremonial attire from Kazakhstan

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Bronze statuette of Aphrodite with silver eyes from the Hellenistic era, 3rd–1st century BCE

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Bronze statuette of Aphrodite with silver eyes from the Hellenistic era, 3rd–1st century BCE

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A silver gorget inlaid with turquoise and gemstones. Tibet, 18th century.

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A silver gorget inlaid with turquoise and gemstones. Tibet, 18th century.

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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Mughal spectacles set with flat cut emerald lenses, in silver and gold frames mounted with old-cut smaller diamonds and emeralds, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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A cherub carved in malachite, with inset diamond eyes, mounted over a gold ring. United States, late 19th century

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Silver beer mug with dragon handle and Garuda motif. Tibet, 19th century

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Silver beer mug with dragon handle and Garuda motif. Tibet, 19th century

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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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A miniature model of a Chinese garden, coloured with blue kingfisher feathers, called TianTsui - a style of Chinese art from the Qing dynasty, 19th century

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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Two clam shells for Kai-awase, the shell matching game. Painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji. Japan, 18th-19th century

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A Tibetan rug with a skeleton, skulls and severed human heads. Handspun wool. Tibet, 19th/20th century

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A Tibetan rug with a skeleton, skulls and severed human heads. Handspun wool. Tibet, 19th/20th century

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Silver Bowl Decorated with Figure Scenes from Pakistan | Hephthalite period, 5th to 6th century CE

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Silver Bowl Decorated with Figure Scenes from Pakistan | Hephthalite period, 5th to 6th century CE

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Ivory carving of a skull with two snakes. Japan, 19th century

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Ivory carving of a skull with two snakes. Japan, 19th century

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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A late 19th century CE netsuke of a meditating skeleton, made of silver set in stag antler. Meiji period, from Japan, now housed at the British Museum

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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Silver ring with a stone on which are carved two fish hanging from an anchor. Approximately third century AD.

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