Diadem

Eastern European

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

It is not clear precisely how this headpiece would have been worn, though stone sculptures from an earlier period suggest that the spiral terminals would have been in the back, pointing downward. Diadems, which are extremely rare, were probably worn exclusively by women and children of high rank.

Diadem, Copper Alloy, Eastern European

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Spiral terminals facing down