The group of gold ornaments here displayed demonstrate many of the various techniques used in Spain during the Islamic period. The stellar panels, with their applied twisted wire work are very similar to those on Jineta sword fittings of the Nasrid period (Al-Andalus, nos. 61 and 63), while similarities to the cruciform panels with their interlaced arms, which were probably originally enamelled, can also be found on the same items. The circular plaques, dating from the Taifa period, show another trait with the use of minute gold panels below the surface of the design holding the elements together. These again would originally have been hidden by enamel or mastic between the surface elements creating a smooth exterior.

Al-Andalus - the Art of Islamic Spain, exhibition catalogue, New York 1992