Diadem

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Diadem

Entry/Object ID

1998.11.20

Description

Diadem with disks decorated with colored glass in geometric pattern.

Acquisition

Accession

1998.11

Source or Donor

Albert R. Spalding, Virginia Spalding

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Albert R. and Virginia Spalding

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Diadem

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Length

310 mm

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Diadem with disks decorated with colored glass in a geometric pattern. The number five is an important component in Muslim religion, as it represents the "five pillars of Islam".