Vajracharya Priest’s Crown
This crown is dominated by five decorative lotus plaques, with two smaller floral bosses and no figurative elements, which is consistent with other crowns of this type. The absence of the usual bodhisattva representations points to its likely use as a crown for a Buddha or other Vajrayana deity. However, the thunderbolt (vajra) finial indicates it was to be worn by a Vajracharya priest, which the dated inscription confirms, stating that it was commissioned by two named devotees for the priest officiating the consecration of newly installed icons of Chakrasamvara and Heruka, in a ceremony performed at Naka Bahicâ, likely a branch of the Obâhâ monastery in Patan.
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