The top of the skull is removable, the The inside of the skull is decorated with silver. The surface is adorned with an incised design; an attachment is fixed in the middle, the rim is decorated with reproductions of small skulls made of silver.
These can also be found at the upper rim as well as at the back of the skull. All the features as well as the ears are made of silver. From the cheeks to the back the skull is adorned with little dragon figures.

Very fine and precise work!

The back of the skull is mounted on a metal pedestal which has become slightly detached from the skull. Some of the small silver skulls are missing.