19th-20th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising D-section hoop, tapering shoulders with hatched panels, beaded border, inset ellipsoid carnelian cloison with incised calligraphic text, rosettes and tendrils. See Blair, S.S. Islamic Inscriptions, Edinburgh, 1998 for discussion. 21.69 grams, 34.27mm overall, 20.96mm internal diameter (approximate size British W 1/2, USA 11 1/4, Europe 25.66, Japan 24) (1 1/4"). Property of a Hampstead gentleman; from his family collection formed since the 1970s.