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Jewelry Elements

late 14th–16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
Few examples of medieval Islamic jewelry survive, leaving scholars to rely on depictions of jewelry in manuscript paintings of the period for evidence of their appearance. Imagery from Ilkhanid and later period painting reveals that necklaces sharing some details with the jewelry elements shown here were worn by women in the fourteenth to sixteenth century in Iran and Central Asia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jewelry Elements
  • Date: late 14th–16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran or Central Asia
  • Medium: Gold sheet; worked, chased, and set with turquoise, gray chalcedony, and glass
  • Dimensions: Large medallion:
    H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
    W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
    Half medallion:
    H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
    Cartouches:
    H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Jewelry
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Habib Anavian Gift, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.87a–l
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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