Tiaras in Art and Film

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The Tiara had it's origins in the laurel wreath worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Although other gemstones were sometimes used, the diamond-studded tiara did not arrive on the scene until diamonds were discovered in South Africa in the early 18th centuy. This portrait of a young woman is from the Württembergische Landsmuseum in Stuttgart.	The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg houses this 4th-century B.C. gold laurel wreath from the ancient Russian site of Kekuvatsky Kurgan.
Click on the photo at left to see all the tiaras worn by Audrey Hepburn in her films.