[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Helmet # Helmet Conical crown, gilt copper, decorated with sixteen applied figures representing the five Buddhas of the Newar (Nepali) Buddhism and other deities. It is surmounted by the sacred thunderbolt (vajra). Parts of the rim are missing. The crown is inscribed with Ranjana characters. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1699 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-85-1910](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-85-1910) · Pramāṇa