OTTOMAN SILVER RING WITH CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTION

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 A silver ring with a broad, flat-section hoop expanding into a rectangular bezel with rounded projections along its edges. The central panel is engraved with an Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a rectangular frame. The shoulders are engraved with a pair of semicircles, separated from the lozenge motifs along the hoop by prominent transverse ribs. Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 5g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimate:$266.15

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