拍品 90
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A Silver ring with lion motif
Property from the Paul F. Walter Collection
A Silver ring with lion motif

SELJUK PERIOD, 12TH-15TH CENTURY

细节
A Silver ring with lion motif
Seljuk Period, 12th-15th century
The bezel with a lion in profile rearing up on its hind legs, framed by curliques, the flat band decorated with five small medallions
13/16 in. (1.9 cm.) diameter; ring size 8.5
来源
Spink and Son, London, 1986

拍品专文

Much of Seljuk jewelry was fashioned from sheet metal, the work often being embellished with inscriptions or figural ornamentation. The Seljuks were exceptional in the history of Islamic art insofar as secular art forms abound with images of human and animal figures. The lion was used as a symbol of Seljuk power, and is seen on all forms of Seljuk art.