A SAPPHIRE INSET SILVER NIELLO RING
A SAPPHIRE INSET SILVER NIELLO RING

PROBABLY MAMLUK SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY

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A SAPPHIRE INSET SILVER NIELLO RING
PROBABLY MAMLUK SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY
The conical bezel with an elegant niello naskh inscription, set with a lightly faceted cabochon blue sapphire, the shank of lozenge section narrowing at each end
1.1/8in. (2.8cm.) high

拍品专文

The inscription is difficult to read in full. It appears to be a prayer in Arabic.