Head-dress (priest’s). Head-dress or helmet of a Vajracarya, surmounted by a vajra and bearing medallions with auspicious objects; on the front a crest with a seated Buddha. Made of gilded and turquoise, silver inlaid bronze; inscribed.
Details
- Title : Head-dress or helmet of a Vajracarya
- Year : 1839 (?) 1851 (?) 951 (N;S)
- Classification : Cultural Objects
- Medium : Made of gilded and turquoise, silver inlaid bronze
- Dimension : Height: 13 inches
- Accession No : 1948,0716.6 Object reference number: RRI9082
- Country/ Geo-location : Made in: Tibet and Found/Acquired: Nepal
- Culture : Buddhism
- Collection : The British Museum
- Credit Line : Bequeathed by: Harry Geoffrey Beasley and Field Collection by: Cranmore Ethnographical Museum
- Acquisition Method : Bequeathed: Acquisition date1948
- Status : Not on display
- Bibliography : Willis 1999 p. 112