head-dress
- Museum number
- As1996,22.15
- Description
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Head-dress finial; made of aluminium; dome of gold-coloured metal with silver tube at top centre, metal flower with red glass centre on top of tube, metal leaves hanging from each petal; outside of the dome decorated with strips of alternating silver-coloured metal and circles of red glass; silver triangles with red glass circles at centre hang around the bottom edge of the dome, with metal leaves hanging down from the triangles.
- Production date
- 1990s (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 8 centimetres
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Height: 16 centimetres
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Weight: 97 grammes
- Curator's comments
- This is a modern piece directly inspired by an older Turkmen tradition of creating gilded silver head-dress ornaments (and other items of jewellery) set with polished carnelians. The modern pieces are also worn on special occasions.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1996
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- As1996,22.15