The art of the goldsmiths in Iran

One of the important eras in Irani’s history as far as art and its aspects are concerned is the Safavid era. The existence of relative security, the fact that some of the Safavid rulers were artists and their patronage, along with the continual relation with the western and the eastern world were among the processes which were very important in this regard. The art of the goldsmiths is among the most obscure arts in the whole history of the country. The reason for this fact is that gold and silver have various usages and the melting and casting of golden objects can bring a great deal of harm to them by the passage of time. Never the less, goldsmith artists through their own special techniques played a very important role in the cultural and political life of the Safavid era. The present study, through employing a historical method attempts to probe into the place of the goldsmiths and their art in the social and cultural life of the Safavids.