Rings

A beautiful and elegant old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. Carnelian beads from the Indian subcontinent are documented in deposits as disparate and distant as the Niger basin or Mesopotamia and in times as old as the Sumerian civilization.

Simple yet great Tuareg silver and glass ring (tisek). It features a nice engraved side decoration. It is also ocassionally used as a hair ornament. Great patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert. Mid-XXth century.

It can be used like pendant.

A lovely old silver ring with ten small colored glass cabochons and a bigger central one with a agate carnelian stone. Southern India inspirations. The Kuchi nomads (of Pasthun ethnicity) cross the vast territory that goes from Iran to India, so their creations are always rich fusions of different styles. Unique.

A nice Tuareg silver and glass ring (tisek). It features a nice engraved side decoration. It is also ocassionally used as a hair ornament. Nice patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert. 

A simply wonderful old silver and enamel Afghani or Persian -mirror- ring. It is made of silver and beautifully enameled in blue and red. It features a big multi-faceted cabochon made of mirror. This ring is traditionally used in the wedding ceremonies so that the bride may see the bridegroom without staring directly into his eyes. Mid-XXth century.

Old Fulani silver ring. Decorated with a quite characteristic simple engraving design from this ethnic group. For the making of this sort of pieces the Fulani usually use the -lost-wax- casting tecnique as a first stage to subsequently continue to forge the piece. This kind of ring would ocassionally be also used as a head ormanent braided or tied to the hair. Very nice patina. The Fulani people, also known as Fula, Peul or Fulbe, among other, are an ethnic group that inhabits many countries, mainly in Western Africa, Mauritania and Mali. They are probably the largest nomadic group in the world. Mid-XXth century.

A superb Berber old silver and agate ring from Morocco. The central agate, as an -eye-, affords protection to the werer of the ring. The way the stone is set by four prongs symbolizes the four directions. The agata, among the Berbers, is believed to have prophylactic powers. Nice patina. Mid-XXth century.

An old Tuareg silver and glass ring. This type of ring is worn by those who have been to Mecca on pilgrimage (hadji). The green colour, the colour of Islam, of the glass is believed to afford protection to its owner. Lovely patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert. Early XXth century.

An old Fulani silver ring of a most original design that includes the shape of an eye and spiral and granulated decoration. That decoration is meant to protect the wearer and it also quite possibly refers to fertility. The spiral decoration has some resemblance with the like motif used by the Berber as a symbol of the life cicle. Great patina. The Fulani people, also known as Fula, Peul or Fulbe, among other, are an ethnic nomadic group that inhabits many countries, mainly in Western Africa, Mauritania and Mali. Mid-XXth century.

A nice old Turkoman silver and turquoise ring from Afghanistan. Very nice chiselled decoration showing a superb patina. A big ring. Firt half of the XXth century.