Gold Ring in Filigree Technique

11th century

Not on view

Gold jewelry of the Fatimid period (909–1171) has several distinct characteristics, including filigree openwork with S-curve decoration, and granulation. This gold ring, with its scrolling arabesque motifs is typical of such jewels. While large amounts of such jewelry were manufactured for both royal and patrician patrons, most of these items were later melted down for currency or refashioned into newer pieces, making this a rare surviving example.

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Provenance

Title: Gold Ring in Filigree Technique
Date: 11th century
Geography: Made in Egypt or Syria
Medium: Gold; filligree
Dimensions: H. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
W. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit Line: Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, Gift of Jacques L. Galef and Bequest of Jane Clark Carey, by exchange, Margaret Mushekian Gift and The Friends of the Department of Islamic Art Fund, 1982
Object Number: 1982.310
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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