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THBIslamic 20K+ Gold Ring - Carnelian Intaglio w/ Kufic
Lot 80a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Middle East, Islamic world, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Wow! Wow! Wow! A stunning medieval Islamic ring featuring a hand-carved oval carnelian intaglio of warm orange hues that is skillfully engraved with a calligraphic Kufic inscription and an elaborate 20K+ gold leaf foil pressed over brass setting. Truly a marvel for its design, it appears as if the intaglio and immediately surrounding bezel are rising from a larger scallop-edged, egg-shaped bezel that in turn rises from a symmetrically lobed shank. What's more, absolutely every exterior surface of the setting is further embellished with stylized motifs - zigzags adorning the shank and organic leaf-like forms adorning the bezel - making for a mesmerizing example. Total weight: 34.9 grams. Size: intaglio measures .75" L x .5" W (1.9 cm x 1.3 cm); ring from end to end 1.25" W x 1.375" H (3.2 cm x 3.5 cm); opening .875" W x .625" H (2.2 cm x 1.6 cm); US ring size: 7.75. Gold quality: 75.5% to 87%, equivalent to 18K to 20K+
Kufic is the earliest form of Arabic calligraphy, used as the main script to copy the Qur'an until around the 11th century CE. Kufic script was used on coins and monuments of the storied Seljuk empire as well as decorative jewelry like this example.
Provenance: ex-private Johnson collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired before 2013 via family descent
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#153363Expected age wear with normal indentations to the bezel, a few minute losses to the heavy gauge gold leaf foil as shown. The intaglio shows slight surface wear but is otherwise excellent.Condition
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