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Pendentif en forme de croissant avec oiseaux face à face

11th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 454
Au Caire, sous le règne des Fatimides (969–1171), l’art se caractérise par un recours beaucoup plus fréquent à la figuration d’êtres humains ou d’animaux, et par la grande habileté des artisans. Ce pendentif aux motifs complexes, dessinés en filigrane sur grille d’or, est une pièce d’orfèvrerie remarquable. Les Fatimides ont emprunté à l’art byzantin les ornements en forme de croissant et la technique de l’émail cloisonné, qui a servi ici à façonner les oiseaux, au centre. Il se peut toutefois que l’orfèvre ait acheté les pièces toutes faites et les aient fixées au moyen d’un adhésif dans leur cadre d’or.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Pendentif en forme de croissant avec oiseaux face à face
  • Date: XIe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Égypte
  • Technique: Or, émail cloisonné et turquoise ; filigrane
  • Dimensions: 4,5 x 3,5 cm
  • Crédits: Collection Theodore M. Davis, legs de Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Accession Number: 30.95.37
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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