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Crown

late 19th–early 20th century
Not on view
Turkmen women wear a variety of different headdresses called sinsile. This piece, an example of the type worn by young girls every day until they are married, is remarkable for its opulence. It is a crown richly embellished with 377 turquoise beads and 33 table-cut carnelians. Thirteen pendants in teardrop form suspended from chains hang from the bottom section of the crown. The upper section is decorated with three half moons, a symbol of the rise and decline of human life.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crown
  • Date: late 19th–early 20th century
  • Geography: Country of Origin Central Asia or Iran
  • Medium: Silver; with silver shot, table-cut carnelians, turquoise beads, and gilded loop-in-loop chains with pendants
  • Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
    W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.544.8
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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