3704114 Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds (Gold, cloisonne enamel, turquoise; filigree) by Islamic School, (11th century); 4.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: 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. The enamels had to be secured to the back with an adhesive after the object was finished. ); out of copyright.