Ring
Ring
1871 (made)
1871 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This ring was bought as an example of traditional Syrian jewellery at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872 for four shillings and sixpence. Its native name was recorded as ‘tihutu’. The Arabic inscription in reverse shows that it was intended to be used as a signet ring. Although Moslem men were generally forbidden to wear jewellery made from precious metals, plain silver signet rings, or ones set with an inscribed cornelian, were exempt. Silver signet rings were worn throughout the Ottoman Empire.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved silver-plated metal with filigree applique |
| Brief description | Large silver-plated seal ring with filigree on the shoulders and an Arabic inscription on the bezel, Syria, 1871. |
| Physical description | Silver-plated seal ring with a flat shank with split shoulders and a flat square bezel with truncated corners. The bezel is engraved with an inverted Arabic inscription with two branches at the sides, which cross at the bottom to form a wreath, and the date 1288 (1871). The outside of the shank has rims of twisted wire, with spirals of twisted wire and granulated discs over the space of the shoulders. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Arabic inscription (inverted) with AH date 1288. (On bezel.)
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| Summary | This ring was bought as an example of traditional Syrian jewellery at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872 for four shillings and sixpence. Its native name was recorded as ‘tihutu’. The Arabic inscription in reverse shows that it was intended to be used as a signet ring. Although Moslem men were generally forbidden to wear jewellery made from precious metals, plain silver signet rings, or ones set with an inscribed cornelian, were exempt. Silver signet rings were worn throughout the Ottoman Empire. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1554-1873 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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