OTTOMAN SILVER RING WITH CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTION

Ca. AD 1700 - 1800 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 confronting birds, their beaks touching, separated from the fish motifs along the hoop by prominent transverse ribs. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Stima:€239.15

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