Artwork Details
- Title
- Jurjani #7
- Artist
- Date
- 2000-2002
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 22 1⁄2 in. x 1 in. diam. (57.3 x 2.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ina and Jack Kay
- Mediums Description
- 18k gold, sterling silver, and enamel
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 2003.46
Artwork Description
Jurjani #7 alludes to the traditions of Islamic ornamentation and also shows Jamie Bennett’s interest in the enamel reliquaries and tiled naves of Byzantine churches. Al-Jurjani was the name of two Arab intellectuals: one was an eleventh-century grammarian and philosopher, the other a fifteenth-century Islamic theologian. The title of this necklace likely refers to one or both of these medieval scholars.