Old Kazakh silver ring from Central Asia, with very nice worn patina. The oval bezel setting is backed with red paper.
High grade silver.
From the 19th or early 20th century.
Provenance: German private collection.
Size of the ring: 18,25 mm (inner diameter) – US size 8.
Literature:
“Later Islamic Jewellery”, L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 143
“The arts and crafts of Turkestan”, Kalter, Johannes, Thames and Hudson, 1983, p. 127
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