Ring
Ring
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was described at that time as medieval Egyptian.
Although it looks like a conventional cast metal ring it is cut from a single piece of haematite.
Although it looks like a conventional cast metal ring it is cut from a single piece of haematite.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Ring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved haematite |
| Brief description | Haematite ring with a flat rectangular bezel engraved with Arabic inscriptions. |
| Physical description | Ring carved from a piece of haematite with a plain shank which widens at the shoulders to form a flat rectangular bezel. There are inscriptions in Arabic engraved on the bezel and the flat face of the shoulders. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Arabic inscription (inverted) (On the bezel and the flat faces of the shoulders on either side.) |
| Summary | This ring was acquired by the Museum in 1871 as part of a large collection of rings which had been assembled by the Victorian scholar Edmund Waterton. It was described at that time as medieval Egyptian. Although it looks like a conventional cast metal ring it is cut from a single piece of haematite. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1012-1871 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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