Head dress
Turban Ornament
1850-1899 (made)
1850-1899 (made)
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Elaborate discs were worn as women’s 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.
This large, deeply curved example comes from Egypt. Its name was given as ‘Ckoors’ when it was acquired by the museum in 1892. This Arabic word meaning disc was the name usually used in Egypt. In the Balkans and Anatolia the Turkish name tepelik was more common.
This large, deeply curved example comes from Egypt. Its name was given as ‘Ckoors’ when it was acquired by the museum in 1892. This Arabic word meaning disc was the name usually used in Egypt. In the Balkans and Anatolia the Turkish name tepelik was more common.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Head dress (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | White metal with a pierced overlay of silver-plated copper with a silver-plated filigree dome on top |
| Brief description | Silver-plated head ornament (Kurs) with pierced and moulded decoration and raised filigree boss, Egypt, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | White metal dome with an elaborate pierced overlay. The rim of the overlay is decorated with points made from triangles of granules, with four loops at even intervals, one of which has a small pendent filigree hook attached to it. There is a filigree rosette on the top of the dome, with a loop at one side. |
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| Summary | Elaborate discs were worn as women’s 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. This large, deeply curved example comes from Egypt. Its name was given as ‘Ckoors’ when it was acquired by the museum in 1892. This Arabic word meaning disc was the name usually used in Egypt. In the Balkans and Anatolia the Turkish name tepelik was more common. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 210-1892 |
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| Record created | March 28, 2003 |
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