Turban ornament

This Indian jewel for the male turban is one of a small group bought by the museum from a Mr Talyarkhan in 1922 and 1923. He had purchased them from the Maharaja of Jaipur in Rajasthan, and it is thought that this example was made by the court jewellers of Jaipur in the early 18th century.

Kind

artefact

Date

1700–1750 CE