Talk:Skull cup

The following assertion would be more encyclopedic if it were illustrated by an example, even using a quote: "For monks in certain monestaries, skull cups were derived from given saints. Healing brews were often put into these skull cups and given to very ill monks." --Wetman 03:38, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do they do it?

Wouldn't the drink just come out the eye holes? 66.63.86.156 (talk) 18:48, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, because they are lined - and also are usually rather shallow - just the the skullcap is used. Most of the Tibetan ones I have seen have been lined in either silver or gold. Hope that helps, John Hill (talk) 22:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just a small remark: There has to be a direct link to Byron's poem.