ISLAMIC SILVER RING WITH BLUE INTAGLIO INSCRIBED IN ARABIC

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 A silver ring with a semicircular hoop expanding into a raised oval bezel set with a blue glass intaglio engraved with four lines of Arabic calligraphy, interspersed with clusters of punched dots. The setting is enclosed by a pierced scalloped border and a band of beading. The broad shoulders are decorated with raised scrolling tendrils against a dotted ground. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 17.4g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimación:119,46€

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