Lot 38: A PERSIAN SILVER AND ENGRAVED BLUE AGATE SEAL RING.
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A silver signet ring set with an intaglio-carved oval gemstone. The central stone is a translucent light blue-grey agate featuring a flat face deeply engraved with Nasta’liq calligraphy. The central script reads Jawad al-A’immah, an honorific title referring to the ninth Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Jawad. The calligraphy is framed by scrolling foliate motifs and stylised floral clusters composed of three and five dots. The gemstone is held within a silver bezel featuring a decorative scalloped edge. The silver setting is constructed with a split-shoulder, “wasp-waist” design incorporating pierced openwork scrolls on the shanks.
Condition report:
The silver setting exhibits significant dark oxidation and tarnishing consistent with age across all surfaces (photo 1). There is evidence of light wear to the pierced scrolling metalwork on the shoulders (photo 2). The chalcedony gemstone shows a visible internal fracture or dark inclusion at the bottom edge, located at the 6 o\'clock position (photo 3). The engraved surface remains crisp, though there are minor surface abrasions consistent with use as a signet ring.
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