A Seljuk nielloed gold Ring with turquoise seal  Persia, 12th-13th Century
A Seljuk nielloed gold Ring with turquoise seal
Persia, 12th-13th Century
cast in gold, with oval bezel with eleven prongs securing a kufic inscribed turquoise stone, the shoulders engraved and inlaid with roundels containing birds on a scrolling interlace arabesque
1.8cm. diam.
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Private German Collection.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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