A FINE MAMLUK AMETHYST INSET SILVER RING with oval bezel set with cabochon stone, the stone probably later engraved in reverse with some of the titles of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars together with his emblem, the lion, the sides of the bezel worked in niello with roundels flanking kufic inscriptions, the underside similarly inscribed, the shank worked in niello on each shoulder with scrolling palmettes, early 14th century (silver slightly rubbed, one shoulder dented)

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A FINE MAMLUK AMETHYST INSET SILVER RING with oval bezel set with cabochon stone, the stone probably later engraved in reverse with some of the titles of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars together with his emblem, the lion, the sides of the bezel worked in niello with roundels flanking kufic inscriptions, the underside similarly inscribed, the shank worked in niello on each shoulder with scrolling palmettes, early 14th century (silver slightly rubbed, one shoulder dented)
amethyst 5/8in. (1.6cm.) across

拍品專文

The edge of the bezel is inscribed in foliate kufic: ''izz wa iqbal wa dawla li sa[hibihi]', and the underside 'al-mulk lillahi'.

This ring has several of the well-known characteristics of the Mamluk ring. However, the usual claws mounted on the edge of the bezel to secure the seal stone are here replaced by paired studs which are merely decorative. The bezel is also somewhat lower than is often found, with the usual ring shoulders partly transformed into anmial heads, such as are found from Iran of the same period. The decoration in niello on the shoulders is similar to that on a gold ring sold in these rooms, 10 October 1989 lot 453