Ornament for Druze head covering. Syria, Damascus or Aleppo, [19th century].
Silver, filigree.
Thin, round silver ornament, which would be fastened onto Druze men's tarboosh (fez) or onto women's head covering. Chains with coins at their ends would dangle from rings hanging from the lower part of the ornament.
Diameter: 12.5 cm. One ring missing from lower part.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 80, 85-86.