A FINE NEPALESE GILT-COPPER PRIEST-HELMET, of conical-shape, surmounted by a half-vajra, Vajradhara below, with separate embossed copper five-leaf crown-shaped ornament, each leaf with one of the five tathagatas, surrounded by scrolling, partly set with lapis lazuli and turquoise beads, 18th Century

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A FINE NEPALESE GILT-COPPER PRIEST-HELMET, of conical-shape, surmounted by a half-vajra, Vajradhara below, with separate embossed copper five-leaf crown-shaped ornament, each leaf with one of the five tathagatas, surrounded by scrolling, partly set with lapis lazuli and turquoise beads, 18th Century
43 cm high

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