• A Turkoman Gem-set Gilt necklace from 1613AD on display.
    A Turkoman Gem-set Gilt necklace from 1613AD on display.
  • Azza Al Qubaisi (blue headscarf), founder of Back2Burqa, teaches an Islamic jewellery making class.
    Azza Al Qubaisi (blue headscarf), founder of Back2Burqa, teaches an Islamic jewellery making class.
  • Agate inscribed with the Ayat Al-Kursi in reverse, 17th-18th Century AD, from Iran on display.
    Agate inscribed with the Ayat Al-Kursi in reverse, 17th-18th Century AD, from Iran on display.
  • Students design and make their own brass pendants during an Islamic jewellery making class.
    Students design and make their own brass pendants during an Islamic jewellery making class.
  • Silver armlet, 12th century AD, from Khurasan, Iran on display.
    Silver armlet, 12th century AD, from Khurasan, Iran on display.
  • Silver and semi-precious stone rings with inscriptions 12-13th Century AD, from Iran on display.
    Silver and semi-precious stone rings with inscriptions 12-13th Century AD, from Iran on display.

In pictures: Islamic jewellery making class in Sharjah

James Ohara

March 13, 2014

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The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization is teaching the history of Islamic jewellery and the skills to keep the art alive. All photos by Sarah Dea / The National.

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