Cranial Physiognomy~Tibetan Medical Thangka of Blood Circulation in Human Body
Tibetans acquired Anatomical Knowledge in Tibet from the the examination of Corpses at the sky-burial Sites .
The corpses were dissected , the bones were crushed and, in religious rites the body's constituent elements were offered to vultures and other birds of prey.
This particular painting depicts the circulation of blood throughout the body.
This thangka also illustrates Cranial Types.
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Size: 13"/ 33 cm (width) x 17"/ 43 cm (height)
Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold
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THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH
