OTTOMAN SILVER RING WITH INSCRIBED CARNELIAN

Ca. AD 1700 - 1800 A silver ring with a D-section hoop supporting a raised rectangular bezel set with a flat carnelian. The stone is engraved with an arrangement of angular characters and dots within a linear border. The sides of the bezel are decorated with incised scrollwork, and the shoulders have oblique grooves and projecting circular bosses. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 5.7g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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