Title: Vajracharya Priest’s Crown
Object type: Ritual crown
Date: dated 1717
Culture: Nepal
Medium: Gilt copper alloy inlaid with semiprecious stones
Dimensions: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Lynne and Robert Rubin, 1985
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY