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Vajracharya Priest’s Crown

Nepal artist · 13th–early 14th century

Palette

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist

Nepal artist

Date

13th–early 14th century

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stones, lapis lazuli, and turquoise inlays

Size

Overall: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm.); W. 9 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Overall with mount: H. 18 1/2 (47 cm); W. 9 in. (30.5 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Base (mount foot): L. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 in.)

Place

Nepal

Period

12th century

Main colour

Black · lightness 19, colourfulness 8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara and David Kipper, 2016. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules