Author
Unknown (made)
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Metalwork Hats & Headwear
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 9.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
939-1884
Record ID
939-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Elaborate discs were worn as womenâs head ornaments in towns and villages throughout the Ottoman Empire. They were attached to the top of a cap or fez, and often had pendants hanging down from the rim. The details varied from place to place. In Egypt they were usually called â Kurs â, which is an Arabic word meaning disc. In the Balkans and Anatolia the Turkish name â tepelik â, meaning a little mound, was more common. This example was described as a âboss for a womanâs Tarboosh or Fez, Saracenic, from Cairoâ when it was acquired by the Museum in 1884.
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver-gilt filigree set with a green paste Silver-Gilt Glass Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver-gilt disc of open filigree with a filigree dome in the centre surmounted by a round green paste. The filigree dome is surrounded by concentric bands of coil rings, coil rings on rosettes, and hollow domes, and the spokes of the pattern are decorated with small ingots.
