11th century AD. Fatimid dynasty, Egypt. The influence of Byzantine enamel-work on Fatimid gold jewellery This crescent-shaped gold pendant may originally have been hung with strings of pearls, from the three loops along the bottom. It is decorated with delicate bands of fine gold filigree around a small cloisonné enamel inset depicting two confronted birds and a central tree. The crescent shape is typical of jewellery produced in the Islamic world. Islamic jewelry

11th century AD. Fatimid dynasty, Egypt. The influence of Byzantine enamel-work on Fatimid gold jewellery This crescent-shaped gold pendant may originally have been hung with strings of pearls, from the three loops along the bottom. It is decorated with delicate bands of fine gold filigree around a small cloisonné enamel inset depicting two confronted birds and a central tree. The crescent shape is typical of jewellery produced in the Islamic world.