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Pious donors often donated elaborate jewelry to adorn important devotional sculptures. These pronged crown elements were likely part of a set of five that referenced the Tathagatas, or cosmic Buddhas, as indicated by the vajra (thunderbolt) and purnaghata (foliate forms) at top.
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Title: Crown Ornament for a Deity
Date: 17th–19th century
Culture: Newari for Tibetan Market
Medium: Gilt silver, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, garnets, pearls, lapis lazuli, coral, shell, and turquoise
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.95.82
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