Cleveland Museum of Art
Turban Ornament (Sarpech)
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- Gilt silver with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, topaz, blue sapphires, yellow sapphire
- Culture
- India
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This type of ornament would have been affixed to the front of a turban as an emblem of high noble status. The raised central element mimics the shape of an eagle feather or plume.
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