Bidspirit auction | AN ISLAMIC SILVER SIGNET RING

AN ISLAMIC SILVER SIGNET RING WITH ENGRAVED TURQUOISE-COLOURED AGATE. - The ring features a central rectangular tablet of turquoise-coloured agate. The stone is flat-topped and bears an incised Arabic inscription filled with black pigment. The inscription is the Quranic phrase Wa kafa billahi wakeela, which translates to And sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. The script is surrounded by decorative foliate flourishes and dots. The central stone is held in a wide bezel setting. The shoulders and sides of the bezel feature a radiating fluted or ribbed decorative pattern. The shank is broad and tapers slightly towards the base.