Old Kazakh ring, Central Asia

Old silver ring from Kazakhstan, with oval bezel.

Of many ornaments worn by Kazakh women every day and on festive occasions, finger rings had the greatest variety of forms.

High-grade silver, with granulation and filigree.

From the first quarter of the 20th century or earlier.

Dimensions:

Top of the ring: 3,8 x 2,8 cm
Ring size: 20,5 mm inner diameter (US size 10  3/4)

Literature:

“Kazakh Jewellery”, Tokhtabayeva, 1985
“Bagues ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie et d’Amerique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2000, p.117
“Jewelry from the Orient (Bir Collection)”, Seiwert, Wolf Dieter, Arnoldsche, 2009, p.223
“Later Islamic Jewellery”, L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p.143
“Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 142
“The arts and crafts of Turkestan”, Kalter, Johannes, Thames and Hudson, 1983, p.127
“Traditional jewellery from Soviet Central Asia and Kazakhstan”, Sovetsky khudozhnik Publishers, 1984, p.123

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