Dorsal Headdress Ornament, One of a Pair
Object type: Ornament
Department: Islamic Art
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Silver; with gilt applied decoration, connecting links with embossed decoration, ram’s-head terminals, loop-in-loop chains, and table-cut carnelians
Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Geography: Attributed to     Central Asia or Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2009
Accession year: 2009