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Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism

Gallery 5

Helmet (rmog) with Wrathful Deities and Mantras of Power
Mongolia
15th–17th century
iron, gold, silver, copper
height: 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm), diameter: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
purchase, gift of William H. Riggs, by exchange, 1999
1999.120