The Records of the Grand Historian indicate that one of these items came into the possession of Laoshang, a chief of the Hsiung-Nu, after he defeated the king of the Yuezhi in162 BCÂ—that one was later used to seal a treaty that the Hsiung-nu made with the Han Emperor Yuan in 45 BC.
The Records of the Grand Historian indicate that one of these items came into the possession of Laoshang, a chief of the Hsiung-Nu, after he defeated the king of the Yuezhi in162 BCÂ—that one was later used to seal a treaty that the Hsiung-nu made with the Han Emperor Yuan in 45 BC. Oda Nobunaga presented three of these items to his vassals as proof of his dominance, after he defeated the Azai and Asakura clans in 1570. In Sanskrit tradition, one of these is known as a kapala or a thopa. The Pechenegs, after they sacked Kiev and killed Sviatoslav I, fashioned one of these items as a tribute to him. Another one of these was created after the Battle of Pliska, using the body of the Emperor Nicephorus I. For 10 points, name this ceremonial spoil of war, created by the Bulgar Khan Krum when he put silver lining inside of a certain body part and drank from it.
The Records of the Grand Historian indicate that one of these items came into the possession of Laoshang, a chief of the Hsiung-Nu, after he defeated the king of the Yuezhi in162 BCÂ—that one was later used to seal a treaty that the Hsiung-nu made with the Han Emperor Yuan in 45 BC.
skull cup [prompt on less specific answers, accept any answer indicating that a chalice or goblet or cup, etc., is being made from a person's  skull or head]