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Cloisonné Pendant
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Islamic (Egyptian), 11the century
Gold: fabricated from wire and strips of sheet; set with cloissonné enamel and turquoise; originally outlined with strung pearls and/or stones
1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.5 x 3.5 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y (30.95.37)
The pendant incorporates in its goldwork the basic vocabulary that dominated jewelry production in the Fatimid domains into the second half of the eleventh-century and perhaps alter, except that rather than using granulation to highlight the filigree decoration, the goldsmith inset a plaque of cloisonné enamel as embellishment. The translucent green and opaque white and red enamels appear to have compositions consistent with what is known of Islamic glassmaking and glazing technology of the period.
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