Antique Islamic Ring with Early Seal
The bright red jasper intaglio seal is intricately engraved in angular Kufic script with forked and wedge-shaped terminals which dates the seal to the 9th-12th centuries (Porter, 2011). The engraving translates to a name: ‘Basheer Khan bin Shahr Khan Lillah’.
The oval intaglio with smooth bevelled edges and a recessed centre is set within a later silver mount engraved with crosshatched detailing, probably dating to 19th century.
For a referenced Kufic seals in the British Museum see item 112, 335 and 201 in ‘Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum’ (Porter, 2011).
UK size Q 1/2, US size 8.25
The ring weighs 8.12g silver, the stone measures 13mm x 10mm, the ring is unmarked but tests as high-grade silver.
For British Museum seals: https://www.islamicmanuscripts.info/reference/books/Porter-2011-Arabic-Persian-seals-amulets-BM.pdf
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The bright red jasper intaglio seal is intricately engraved in angular Kufic script with forked and wedge-shaped terminals which dates the seal to the 9th-12th centuries (Porter, 2011). The engraving translates to a name: ‘Basheer Khan bin Shahr Khan Lillah’.
The oval intaglio with smooth bevelled edges and a recessed centre is set within a later silver mount engraved with crosshatched detailing, probably dating to 19th century.
For a referenced Kufic seals in the British Museum see item 112, 335 and 201 in ‘Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum’ (Porter, 2011).
UK size Q 1/2, US size 8.25
The ring weighs 8.12g silver, the stone measures 13mm x 10mm, the ring is unmarked but tests as high-grade silver.
For British Museum seals: https://www.islamicmanuscripts.info/reference/books/Porter-2011-Arabic-Persian-seals-amulets-BM.pdf
