The Jewelry of the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Civilization

The Byzantine Empire’s jewelry was very gem like and was very gold because they had gold mines and the gold jewelry was easier to trade with in the East and the West where the gold was not as available. Also, many of the Byzantine jewelry had many jewels or pearls on them to symbolize wealth or a higher class. Just like the Byzantine Empire, the jewelry in the Islamic Empire was more of gold and pearls, but usually the smaller jewelry, rings, earrings, etc, had more symmetry and most of them had engravings or n them to symbolize. The Islamic Empire was known for their symbolism, they had many designs on their jewelry and they used their jewelry to express their passion for their symbolic icons.


 

This Byzantine jewelry set is made of mostly gold with a few pearls.  

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/79-104/Readings/Gallery/Gallery1/LA4.jpg

The Islamic Civilization jewelry was gold and gem like as well 

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/453312?rpp=20&pg=1&ao=on&ft=islamic+jewelry&pos=2 




Paraphrase 1 

The Byzantine Empire was more known for gold, pearls, and the most valuable jewels in the Byzantine Empire, Sapphires. They would put lots of gold on the warriors outfits to show he has wealth and has more power than anyone. Many of the women and children would wear gold and lots of jewelry, also to show wealth, and to show women had power unlike other women in other countries who had little to none power according to the Andrew Gallery 

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/79-104/Readings/Gallery/2.html#Introduction




Paraphrase 2 

The Islamic Civilization jewelry had many similarities as the Byzantine Empire Jewelry. The Islamic Jewelry was very pearly and gem like with a gold covering surrounding. Just like the Byzantine Empire, the jewelry in the Islamic Empire was more of gold and pearls, but usually the smaller jewelry, rings, earrings, etc, had more symmetry and most of them had engravings on them to symbolize.  The Islamic Empire was known for their symbolism, they had many designs on their jewelry and they used their jewelry to express their passion for their symbolic icons according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 

http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/456926?rpp=20&pg=1&ao=on&ft=islamic+jewelry&pos=16

Citations:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/79-104/Readings/Gallery/Gallery1/LA4.jpg  

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=islamic+jewelry  

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/79-104/Readings/Gallery/Gallery1/LA4.jpg  

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=islamic+jewelry

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/79-104/Readings/Gallery/Gallery1/LA4.jpg  

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=islamic+jewelry