Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas. Culture: Tibet. Dimensions: Each panel: 7 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (19 × 11.2 cm). Date: late 14th-early 15th century.Such crowns were worn by monks conducting rituals and were often part of dance costumes used in public ceremonial performances. Each of the five registers contains one of the Tathagata Buddhas (right to left): Ratnasambhava (yellow), Amitabha (red), Vairochana (white), Amoghasiddhi (green), and Akshobhya (blue). With Vairochana at center, these Buddhas preside over the directional Pure Lands. A Newari artist working in Tibet probably was responsible for this amazing crown, which is one of the earliest examples to survive. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Ritual Crown with the Five Transcendent Buddhas. Culture: Tibet. Dimensions: Each panel: 7 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (19 × 11.2 cm). Date: late 14th-early 15th century.Such crowns were worn by monks conducting rituals and were often part of dance costumes used in public ceremonial performances. Each of the five registers contains one of the Tathagata Buddhas (right to left): Ratnasambhava (yellow), Amitabha (red), Vairochana (white), Amoghasiddhi (green), and Akshobhya (blue). With Vairochana at center, these Buddhas preside over the directional Pure Lands. A Newari artist working in Tibet probably was responsible for this amazing crown, which is one of the earliest examples to survive. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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