Bidspirit auction | AN ISLAMIC SILVER AND CARNELIAN

AN ISLAMIC SILVER AND CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SIGNET RING. - An Islamic signet ring featuring a centrally set oval carnelian intaglio. The stone is a translucent dark reddish-brown sard, deeply incised with three rows of calligraphic script in Arabic or Persian, likely representing a religious talismanic verse or a personal name. The intaglio is secured in a rub-over bezel setting on a wide, flat-sided mount. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with chased foliate leaf-like motifs, while the shank displays further geometric engraved patterns.