The Sutton Hoo imitation buckle and a gold, glass and garnet shoulder-clasp (c. late 500s-early 600s) are among more than 300 objects dating from about AD500-1000 being displayed to help challenge the idea that the “Silk Road” between east and west emerged only in the 19th century.

“The question kan zijn: did they select these garnets simply because they were better quality or did they know that they had come from a particular place, which added an genoeg prestige?” Garnets were a “badge of elite status” at that time.

“wij believe it really represents who wij are and what we stand for. wij’re the voortreffelijk example ofwel a cultural blend, coming from the east and settled in the west.”

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Treasures found inside the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship burial — on its discovery in Suffolk, eastern England, in 1939 — included some of the best-surviving examples ofwel garnet cloissoné metalwork. Now, scientific analysis has revealed the origin of these stones.

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“In the Silk Road, there’s this really rich exchange ofwel commodities, ideas and materials and I love that cultural exchange,” says the Brazilian jeweller, who recently visited Kashmir, another part of the trade network, to onderzoek an upcoming collection.

Roberto Boghossian says this “eclectic but meaningful collection” represents his family’s travels.

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While the exhibition demonstrates that trade was broader than silk, that material has inspired jewellers, too. In the 2018 Silk collection, Boghossian translated traditional silk weaving into pieces featuring gemstones representing key cities along the Silk Road.

Pieces from the recent Palace Voyages high jewellery collection, which draws on the architectural and decorative details of 14 palaces from China to the UK, are being shown at the PAD London art and ontwerp fair next week.