11th-12th century
Syria
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumGold; filigree and cloisonnГ© enamel
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SizeH. 1 in. (2.5 cm) W. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm) D. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm) Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.8 g)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Syria -
Country today
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Date11th-12th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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These earrings or pendants have been fabricated with filigree openwork, cloisonné enamel, and beaded granulation, and resemble similar jewels from the Fatimid Period (909–1171). Yet these pieces differ from most well-known Fatimid crescent (hilal) shaped ornaments in that they bear bulbous filigree hemispheres and cloisonné enamel on both rather than just one side. The style of the enamel is also more similar to works produced in eastern Slavic Kievan Rus’ (ca. 860–1240) than to any known surviving Fatimid examples.