Headdress
This category includes jewelry that is worn on the head, either singly or in a group.
Headdresses contain multiple items from wreaths and diadems to hair combs and rings. Most of these are made of precious metals and/or beads of semi-precious stone. Usually, the more elaborate the headdresses are, the higher the status of the person.
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Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
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![]() | 17800A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: From one grave. (A) Gold fillet, a twisted ribbon: very thin, poor metal. (B) Beads: Small carnelian balls and very small gold balls, fluted. (C) Copper pin, straight, with carnelian ball head. (D) Copper finger ring. |
![]() | 12395A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: Waxed together with [J] skull and lifted in one. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis fluted ball beads. [G] String of blue bugle beads. [H] Silver pin with lapis ball head. [I] Wristlet of lapis and gold tubular beads with carnelian rings (waxed separately) |
![]() | 12395C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: Waxed together with [J] skull and lifted in one. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis fluted ball beads. [G] String of blue bugle beads. [H] Silver pin with lapis ball head. [I] Wristlet of lapis and gold tubular beads with carnelian rings (waxed separately) |
![]() | 12395D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: Waxed together with [J] skull and lifted in one. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis fluted ball beads. [G] String of blue bugle beads. [H] Silver pin with lapis ball head. [I] Wristlet of lapis and gold tubular beads with carnelian rings (waxed separately) |
![]() | 12397E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D-F] 3 gold flower rosettes on silver stems. [G] Silver comb with inlay flowers. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [I] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [J-K] 2 silver finger rings. [L] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [M] Copper pin with lapis head [Type] VI B |
![]() | 12397F | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D-F] 3 gold flower rosettes on silver stems. [G] Silver comb with inlay flowers. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [I] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [J-K] 2 silver finger rings. [L] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [M] Copper pin with lapis head [Type] VI B |
![]() | 12397G | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D-F] 3 gold flower rosettes on silver stems. [G] Silver comb with inlay flowers. [H] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [I] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [J-K] 2 silver finger rings. [L] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] V B. [M] Copper pin with lapis head [Type] VI B |
![]() | 17807C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Groups. From one burial. (A) [A and G] Gold earrings, each made of two complete earrings, intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold tubes and very small agate bugles strung alternately, gold and carnelian diamonds strung alternately. 2 lapis bugles, 3 agate bugles (one very long), a cat's eye and a crystal lentoid. (C) Twisted gold hair-ribbon much broken. (D) Gold frontlet, plain oval. (E) Gold finger ring, plain hoop of wire. (F) Gold finger ring , thin metal bent over to form a ribbed hoop. |
![]() | 17807D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Groups. From one burial. (A) [A and G] Gold earrings, each made of two complete earrings, intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type. (B) Beads: very small gold tubes and very small agate bugles strung alternately, gold and carnelian diamonds strung alternately. 2 lapis bugles, 3 agate bugles (one very long), a cat's eye and a crystal lentoid. (C) Twisted gold hair-ribbon much broken. (D) Gold frontlet, plain oval. (E) Gold finger ring, plain hoop of wire. (F) Gold finger ring , thin metal bent over to form a ribbed hoop. |
12398C | 30-12-679 | (none) | (none) | Groups: [A ]Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold gold leaves on lapis and carnelian wreath. [D-E] 2 gold flowers mounted on silver stems. [F] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [H] Necklace of gold and blue ball beads. [I] Silver pin (broken). | |
12398D | 30-12-678 | (none) | (none) | Groups: [A ]Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold gold leaves on lapis and carnelian wreath. [D-E] 2 gold flowers mounted on silver stems. [F] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [H] Necklace of gold and blue ball beads. [I] Silver pin (broken). | |
![]() | 12398E | 30-12-678 | (none) | (none) | Groups: [A ]Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold gold leaves on lapis and carnelian wreath. [D-E] 2 gold flowers mounted on silver stems. [F] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [H] Necklace of gold and blue ball beads. [I] Silver pin (broken). |
12398F | 30-12-683 | (none) | (none) | Groups: [A ]Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold gold leaves on lapis and carnelian wreath. [D-E] 2 gold flowers mounted on silver stems. [F] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [H] Necklace of gold and blue ball beads. [I] Silver pin (broken). | |
![]() | 12398A | 30-12-684 | (none) | (none) | Groups: [A ]Gold hair ribbon. [B] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold gold leaves on lapis and carnelian wreath. [D-E] 2 gold flowers mounted on silver stems. [F] Silver comb with 3 inlaid flowers. [G] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [H] Necklace of gold and blue ball beads. [I] Silver pin (broken). |
![]() | 17806A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Groups: From one burial. (A) Gold fillet, of narrow thin ribbon, twisted. (B) [B.1-.2] A pair of gold earrings, each consisting of two complete earrings intertwined, of the small hollow lunate type: in each case, one earring is fatter than the other: D.'s 15mm and 13mm respectively. One hoop is broken. (C) Cylinder seal, lapis lazuli, standing, human figures roughly cut. (D)Gold finger ring, hollow tube pressed in along the periphery thus [drawing]. (E) Beads: gold and carnelian, lapis and silver diamonds: gold and carnelian barrels and double conoids; mixed types, large lentoids, bugles, balls and double conoids of carnelian, agate, lapis. For order see field notes. |
![]() | 17034 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Hair pin. Copper. Bent head. Circular in section [drawing 1:1] |
8291 | (none) | 1928,1009.196 | (none) | Hair ring or earring. Silver. 1 1/2 coils of thick silver. | |
![]() | 12466 | (none) | 1929,1017.26 | (none) | Hair ring. Gold. Three coils of fairly thick gold wire. Found not on the head but with the silver vase etc by the hands, between the 2 earrings U.12467[A-B], as if the had been tied together. |
![]() | 8150 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Hair ring? or earring? Silver. [drawing] not to scale. |
![]() | 14482A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head dress. Gold spiral filigree open work spacers and gold rosettes with lapis lazuli centers. Strung in the normal manner between lapis cylindricals and carnelian ring beads. |
10588A | (none) | (none) | B16740A | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. | |
![]() | 10588B | (none) | (none) | B16740B | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. |
10588D | (none) | (none) | B16741 | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. | |
10588F | (none) | (none) | B16736 | Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate. | |
![]() | 11230A | (none) | (none) | (none) | Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian & lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [C.1-.2] Pair large lunate gold earrings. (D) Silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials-gold, silver & shell. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with bent heads capped by a lapis ball head. Type VI. (F) Necklace of fluted lapis ball beads. (G) Frontlet of beads in 7 rows, gold, bugle, carnelian ring beads, lapis bugles. (H) Necklace of lapis & gold triangles. (I) Necklace of alternate lapis & silver double conoids. (J) Miniature vase of light drab clay, part of rim missing. |
Related Terms
Belts - Bracelets and Anklets - Clasps - Earrings - Miscellaneous Pieces - Neckwear - Rings
Child Terms
Fillet/Frontlet/Brim - Frontlets - Hair Ornaments - Ribbons - Wreaths