Turban Ornament (Sarpech), Mughal period, India, 1750-1800 Gold, sapphires, and rubies inset in the kundan technique, with polychrome enamel (minakari) 5 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm (2 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.) James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Art Institute of Chicago 289.1996

While looking through my photo folders, I found a few other items with exquisite details:

Ruyi sceptre from China 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign Gold, turquoise, silk, H: 24.4 W: 6.0 D: 4.3 cm Freer/Sackler F1937.45

"Ruyi (as you wish) scepters were auspicious gift items for birthdays and other special occasions in China. The scepter is shaped after the lingzhi, a woody fungus that had been sought for its magical power to grant immortality long before the rise of religious Daoism. This artifact was among a set of desk ornament belonging to the Qing emperor Qianlong (reigned 1736-96). It is adorned with turquoise inlays of bats, peaches and the Buddhist symbol of an endless knot, which repectively symbolize good fortune, immortality, and eternal faith." (From info card - photographed 2007)