Gold Ring with a Persian Inscribed Carnelian Intaglio dated 1179 AH / 1765

Persian intaglio dated 1179 AH / 1765 AD, English mount, late 18th century.

Measurements:
Ring size: M ½ UK / 6.5 US / 53 EU.
Bezel: 2 × 1.7 cm.
Intaglio: 1.7 × 1.4 cm.
Weight: 5.15 grams.

A high-carat gold ring set with an octagonal carnelian intaglio finely engraved in elegant nasta‘liq script with the name “Thulfiqar Lola” and the date 1179 AH (1765 AD). The surface of the stone is enriched with finely worked vegetal scrolls and floral motifs forming a delicate frame around the inscription.

The mount, likely made in England shortly after the intaglio was produced and brought back from Persia, is of high-carat gold with a subtly faceted bezel and bifurcated shoulders joining a rounded hoop. The inscription is written in Persian, using the nasta‘liq script, the principal literary and artistic hand in Iran during the 17th and 18th centuries. Carnelian—believed to hold protective and spiritual properties—was traditionally used for inscribed seals and signet rings throughout the Islamic world.