Betsy Williams, Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow, Department of Islamic Art
Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Few objects surviving from the Byzantine and early Islamic periods are as instantly relatable to modern sensibilities as examples of jewelry. They fascinate us not only for their beauty and preciousness, but also for the sense of immediacy they create as objects that were worn on medieval bodies.
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Betsy Williams, Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellow, Department of Islamic Art
Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Silver and gold vessels and architectural elements count among the most dazzling artifacts produced in late antiquity. While Christian, Jewish, and Muslim texts consistently denounce the accumulation of precious metals as reflecting a repellent concern with the trappings of worldly wealth, these traditions also associate gold and silver with heavenly adornment.
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