AN ISLAMIC MEDIAEVAL GOLD RING with cabochon ruby bezel, the tapering shoulders engraved with arabesques (some damage), Persian, 13th Century; and another with cabochon turquoise bezel in simulated claw setting, the tapering shoulders with scalework and diagonal hatching showing traces of black enamel, Persian, 18th/19th Century
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AN ISLAMIC MEDIAEVAL GOLD RING with cabochon ruby bezel, the tapering shoulders engraved with arabesques (some damage), Persian, 13th Century; and another with cabochon turquoise bezel in simulated claw setting, the tapering shoulders with scalework and diagonal hatching showing traces of black enamel, Persian, 18th/19th Century
INDENTFinger size K 1/2 and J 1/2 (2)
Lot Essay
INDENTFor the former ring cf. D.J. Content, 'Islamic Rings and Gems': The Zucker Collection (London, 1987) no.51