Vajracarya Priest's Crown

Nepalese

Not on view

This crown's lavish use of mercury gilding conveys the appearance of a golden object, enhanced with generous settings of turquoise and rock crystal. It is surprising that all the appliqué elements, including the crowned Buddhas, were modeled from repoussé sheet metal, rather than having been cast. This is a tour de force of Newar metalworking.

Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese
Vajracarya Priest's Crown, Copper, gold, turquoise, semi-precious stones, silver foil, Nepalese

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.