Mughal empire jewelry

A new exhibition, "India: Jewels that Enchanted the World," at the Kremlin museum in Russia, celebrates the splendor and legacy of Indian jewels.

Indian state cap reputed to have belonged to the last Muslim King of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar II (1775-1862) who was a descendent of the Mughal Dynasty. King Zafar succeeded to the throne of Delhi in 1837 but was imprisoned in 1858 by the British after the 1857 revolution. Medium: Gold wire embroidery, feathers, rubies, pearls and emeralds.

Turban ornament, gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pale beryls, Mughal, early 18th century.

Turban Ornament (jigha), 1675–1725. North India or Deccan. Jade, inlaid with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; with hanging Pearl's.

Mughal Inspired Jewellery

DECCAN OR MUGHAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

Turban ornament, gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pale beryls, Mughal, early 18th century.

India: Mughal 18th-early 19th century. A Mughal gem-set mounted crystal pendant. Round-shaped,inlaid with gold and set with table-cut diamonds,rubies and turquoises in a three-stemmed symmetrical floral motive and dropped blur sapphire suspension. The Mughal Empire was an Islamic Persianate imperial power of the Indian subcontinent which began in 1526,ruled most of Hindustan (South Asia) by the late 17th and early 18th centuries,and ended in the mid-19th century.

Mughal turban ornaments.