The market of goldsmiths and jewelry industry in the Fatimid Egypt

Authors

  • Faten Kamel Shaheen Ministry of Education / General Directorate of Education of the Holy Province of Karbala

Keywords:

ornaments, Fatimid house, Egypt, jewel cabinets, decorations

Abstract

       The Fatimids added to the richness of Egypt and its richness greater by the money and wealth they brought with them, including precious metals such as gold and silver.

     Where many of the sons of the Fatimid house, led by the caliphs, were fined with the acquisition of essence to the extent that they took agents on their behalf to buy it, as they had a market for the essence and that the women of the palace focused most of their attention on collecting pieces of jewelry, so the Fatimid caliphs built vaults for the essence in their palaces, which were full of pieces of jewelry and jewelry.

    In the Fatimid era, there were several methods and methods of making and decorating ornaments, where they knew the method of slitting and engraving, and they had many gems. The Fatimid artist crafted the pieces of ornaments and derived their decorations from some decorative elements inspired by Persian art, and the strength of these decorations was floral and geometric inscriptions, shapes, birds and writings in Kufic script.

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Published

2025-04-21

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historiography

How to Cite

The market of goldsmiths and jewelry industry in the Fatimid Egypt. (2025). Journal of Studies in History and Archeology, ملحق 95, 39-54. https://jcoart.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/2075-3047/article/view/1183

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