Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel, turquoise; filigree, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm), Jewelry, Few works with enamels have survived from the early Islamic period. The fabrication of this pendant is typical of Fatimid goldsmiths' craftsmanship: boxlike construction, gold stringing loops, openwork design with a strip support, S-shaped filler elements, and paired twisted wires
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Crescent-Shaped Pendant, Confronted Birds, 11th century, Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel, turquoise, filigree, H, 1 3/4, 4.5 cm, Jewelry, works, enamels, survived, early Islamic, period, fabrication, pendant, typical, Fatimid goldsmiths, craftsmanship, boxlike construction, gold stringing, loops, openwork design, strip support, S-shaped filler, elements, paired twisted, wires
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