Vajracharya Priest’s Crown

Medium

Gilt-copper alloy inlaid with semiprecious stones, lapis lazuli, and turquoise

Dimensions

Overall: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm.); W. 9 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Overall with mount: H. 18 1/2 (47 cm); W. 9 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Base (mount foot): L. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Culture & Period

Nepal · Early Malla period

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Barbara and David Kipper, 2016

Accession Number

2016.408