This essay will study the early Islamic metalwork volumes in Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids, Buyids and Ghaznavid eras.
These volumes were gradually mingled with Sasanids and Islamic culture; therefore, it was distinctively featured in the Seljuk era.
The tendencies in creating artistic forms and volumes that were particularly found in hand-crafts, and the revival of ancient artistic techniques in an improved and modernized way with new Islamic features was a noticeable factor in Seljuk era. The different kinds of metalwork volumes and their quality, ornaments and their applications are discussed here.