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Toortsog with emerald inlay of the queen Dondogdulam

The craftsmen of Bogd Khaan PalaceEarly XX century

The Bogd Khaan Palace Museum

The Bogd Khaan Palace Museum
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Toortsog cap with a red silk lining and outer cover of crimson silk, has vase-shaped satin-stitched patterns of pearl strings on six sides, where middle-sized pearls are affixed in the middle. This cap has a pearl-string knotted finial with coral patterns of female (counter-sunwise) swastikas and a thumbnail-sized emerald jewel on golden base surrounded with diamonds on forehead. This toortsog cap was made especially for Sitatara queen Dondogdulam and the photograph of the Queen wearing this toortsog is kept at the museum.

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  • Title: Toortsog with emerald inlay of the queen Dondogdulam
  • Creator: The craftsmen of Bogd Khaan Palace
  • Date Created: Early XX century
  • Location Created: Mongolia
  • Rights: Bogd Khaan Palace Museum
  • Medium: Gold, coral, stone, pearl
The Bogd Khaan Palace Museum

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