SELJUK SILVER AND NIELLO RING WITH DEER AND FLORAL MOTIF

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200. A silver ring with a pillow-shaped bezel. The central field bears a rectangular niello plaque showing a leaping deer amid scrolling foliage within a narrow raised border. The bezel is framed by gilded relief panels. The rounded hoop has small applied lugs and an incised, narrow band. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 21g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an London collection formed in the 1990s.. >

Estimate:$133.28

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