Ring
Ring
1880-1900 (made)
1880-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The simple design of this ring is typical of traditional silver from the whole North African region. The patterns vary slightly from place to place, identifying this example as coming from Nubia in the extreme south of Egypt. Rings like this are also found set with red pastes, instead of the disc with an Arabic inscription in this example.
It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as modern Egyptian.
It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as modern Egyptian.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ring (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved silver |
| Brief description | Silver ring with a thick disc bezel with an Arabic inscription raised on a vertical stem, Nubia (Egypt), 1880-1900. |
| Physical description | Silver ring with a plain carinated shank. The bezel is a circular mount, raised above the shank on a short stem, which contains a disc of silver engraved with Arabic characters. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscription; decoration; Arabic; Bezel) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Edmond Dresden |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Amulet-ring of silver, engraved with a sacred inscription in Arabic. / Plain hoop of triangular section; the bezel, raised on a stem, consists of a flat circular case, the side chased with herringbone pattern, the top closed by a disk bearing the inscription. / Modern Egyptian / Diam., hoop, 7/8in., bezel 11/16in.' |
| Summary | The simple design of this ring is typical of traditional silver from the whole North African region. The patterns vary slightly from place to place, identifying this example as coming from Nubia in the extreme south of Egypt. Rings like this are also found set with red pastes, instead of the disc with an Arabic inscription in this example. It was part of a large bequest of Oriental Silver Ornaments received by the Museum in 1904, when it was described as modern Egyptian. |
| Bibliographic reference | For similar, see:
Schienerl, R. and Bachinger P.W. ‘Silberschmuck aus Ägypten’, Frankfurt, Galerie Exler & Co. 1984, fig. 80
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 264-1904 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2003 |
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