OTTOMAN SILVER RING WITH INSCRIBED OVAL STONE

Ca. AD 1500 - 1700 A silver ring with a broad hoop and an oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a two-line Arabic inscription. The shoulders are decorated with applied leaf-shaped plaques bearing incised foliate motifs. Geometric patterns of intersecting lines and hatched bands extend around the hoop. Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 10g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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