Indonesian Hand Carved Skull Paperweight

Every skull has a few secrets. This one has them in indigo.

This hand carved skull paperweight comes from Bali, Indonesia, and is made of purple glass. Skull forms in carved and glass sculpture are common as memento mori and as decorative curiosities. It is a lifelike skull with deep eye sockets, a triangular nasal opening and a row of teeth along the base. The glass shifts between violet and deep blue, with pale bubbles and swirls inside, and a slick, light-catching finish.

About 3 inches tall. Heavy enough for papers, and for a certain kind of poetry.