THE THEMES OF METALWORKING IN THE SALJUQID PERIOD VIS-ÀVIS KHORASAN AND MOSUL SCHOOLS

Authors : Habib Shahbazi S SHIRAN, Samad PARVIN, Maryam MASTALIZADEH

Pages : 95-107

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Publication Date : 2018-12-12

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Saljuqs were originally nomadic tribes and nomadic Turkmen from Kyrgyz regions of Central Asia. In the early eleventh century, the Saljuqs began their reign by seizing a major part of Transoxiana. The Saljuqid is one of the most important eras in Islamic-Iranian civilization in which different fine arts reached an unprecedented apogee of flourishing in the history of Iran. The remaining objects from this period show that metalworking was highly developed. Similar to previous eras, silver and gold were rarely used in the Saljuqid era because of religious bans. Silver and gold were used for plating less valuable metals such as bronze and brass. The aim of this article is to examine the forms, themes, and metals used in the Saljuqid era and to investigate the innovations made by two artistic movements, namely, Khorasan and Mosul. Some of the most important art and crafts schools, especially metalworking, of this era were Khorasan and Mosul. This article is based on bibliographic research with an analytical-descriptive approach. First the themes are analyzed, followed by a study of the symbols, and finally an analysis of the intention behind them. 
Keywords : Metalworking, Decorations, the Saljuqs, Khorasan, Mosul