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Wear a piece of history, not just jewelry Beautiful Jewish Evil-Eye (Ayin Hara) Bronze Ring – Rare Twin Blue Protective Inlays – Powerful Apotropaic Amulet Object Type: Amuletic Finger Ring / Twin-Inlay Ring Cultural Context: Jewish / Eastern Mediterranean Amuletic Tradition Material: Bronze Inlays: Two Blue-Green Spherical Inlays, Probably Glass or Turquoise-Like Material Technique: Cast and Hand-Finished; Raised Claw Settings Form: Continuous Slender Hoop with Paired Circular Settings Decoration: Symmetrical Twin Blue-Green Spherical Inlays Iconography: Paired Eye-Like Composition / Protective Blue Elements Symbolism: Protection against the Evil Eye (Ayin Hara) Stylistic Context: Jewish and Eastern Mediterranean Apotropaic Jewellery Tradition Condition: Well-Preserved; Both Inlays Present, Dark Patinated Bronze Surface with Localized Deposits Dimensions Ring Height: 20.83 mm ± Outer Diameter: 19.25 mm ± Inner Diameter: 17.06 mm ± Weight: 1.91 g Ring Size Conversion Chart EU: approximately 54 US: approximately 6¾ UK: approximately N½ If requested prior to dispatch, a Cultural and Iconographic Assessment Certificate will be prepared as a physical hard copy and included with the shipment. Every shipment is fully insured. The photographs were taken under warm, museum-inspired lighting to present the object's surface and historical character naturally, and any cords, attachment rings or other accessories visible in the images serve exclusively as display aids and are not included with the artefact. Description This beautiful bronze ring is distinguished by an exceptionally unusual paired setting containing two spherical blue-green inlays, each secured within an individually formed claw mount. Their symmetrical arrangement creates a striking double-eye composition, giving the ring a pronounced amuletic character. Blue stones and beads occupy a documented place within Jewish protective traditions. The Center for Jewish Art records Jewish amulets in which blue stones represent the eye, while their colour participates in protection against the Evil Eye, or Ayin Hara. Historic Palestinian amulets incorporating blue glass beads for protection against the “eye of envy” are also preserved in the British Museum. Against this cultural background, the rare twin-blue arrangement, delicate bronze hoop and surviving patina give the ring a particularly evocative character within Jewish and Eastern Mediterranean traditions of protective jewellery. Comparative and Iconographic Context A particularly relevant cultural comparison is provided by Jewish amuletic material documented by the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its record for an Iraqi Jewish “Seven Eyes” amulet describes blue ceramic and blue stones and discusses the circular stone as representing an eye within protection against the Evil Eye. The British Museum likewise preserves a historic Palestinian amulet incorporating blue glass beads, catalogued in connection with protection against the “eye of envy.” This provides an important museum parallel for the combination of blue elements and apotropaic meaning within the wider regional tradition. The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides a further medieval comparison through a turquoise-set ring dated to the 9th–11th century. Its catalogue discusses the medieval tradition, reported by al-Biruni, that turquoise could counteract harmful effects associated with the evil eye. These parallels support interpreting the blue colour and paired ocular appearance of the present ring within the wider protective vocabulary of Jewish and Eastern Mediterranean jewellery. The precise composition of the two blue-green inserts would require gemological examination. Information The presentation and sale of this object are conducted in accordance with principles of transparency, scholarly consistency, and good faith, and no object is knowingly presented as a copy or imitation. The object has been documented using high-resolution imaging equipment, with its physical structure and form left entirely unaltered; only limited color-balance adjustments have been applied to ensure visual accuracy. As high-resolution imagery may influence the perception of scale, the photographs should always be considered together with the stated measurements. All statements concerning dating, intended function, symbolic or iconographic interpretation, and material identification represent high-probability academic assessments based on typological analysis, comparative examples from museum collections and specialist antiquities catalogues, and expert opinion. The precise composition of the blue-green inserts would require gemological or laboratory examination. Upon request prior to shipment, a signed ownership document issued in the buyer's name may also be provided. If requested prior to dispatch, the Cultural and Iconographic Assessment Certificate will be prepared as a physical hard copy and included with the shipment.
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