Jewelled gold aigrette in the form of a carnation belonging to one of the Ottoman sultans. Aigrettes were attached to turbans as ornaments, and also presented as gifts by the sultans to foreign rulers and statesmen. Jewelled aigrette. MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ART-ISTANBUL Islamic jewelry

Jewelled gold aigrette in the form of a carnation belonging to one of the Ottoman sultans. Aigrettes were attached to turbans as ornaments, and also presented as gifts by the sultans to foreign rulers and statesmen. Jewelled aigrette. MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ART-ISTANBUL