Rings
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Price €75.00OS0418-872
A beautiful and rare antique silver ring from Afghanistan. Its singularity lies in the ancient so-called Dutch chevron glass bead in the central cabochon that would have usually had a stone attached.
Dutch chevron glass beads are produced in the eighteenth century in the city of Amsterdam in order to imitate rock crystal and other precious stones in the trade with the African and American colonies.
Nice patina
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Price €65.00OS0418-889
An old silver with bakelite resin cabochon ring from Afghanistan. These type of rings usually have an agate, turquoise or lapis lazuli stone but it was probably lost over time and was successfully replaced by this cheerful yellow color.
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Price €85.00OS0418-929
A charming old turquoise and silver ring from Afghanistan. The setting is formed by a rosette of little silver domes with a lovely central turquoise cabochon.
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Price €75.00OS0418-920
A lovely old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. The granulated composition forms a hollow space that was traditionally used to hold a piece of cloth soaked in perfume and that would serve to scare away evil spirits. Beautiful patina.
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Price €75.00OS0418-916
A beautiful old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. Nice patina.
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Price €75.00OS0418-918
A beautiful old silver and carnelian agate cabochon ring from Afghanistan.
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Price €95.00OS0418-924
A beautiful and elegant old silver and carnelian agate ring from Afghanistan. It is clearly seen in the polished cabochon stone the double tracing of the hole that indicates that it was used as a bead for a necklace and that it is undoubtedly much older than the ring itself. 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.
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Price €115.00MD0614-007
A beautiful Afghan old silver ring decorated with a central agate cabochon surrounded by smaller turquoise ones. Eye-catching and easy wearable.
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Price €54.00MD0913-124
A simple yet appealing old Afghan silver ring and facetted agate. Lovely.
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Price €65.00MD0913-100
An old Afghan silver and turquoise cabochons ring. Lovely!.
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Price €52.00MA1013-740
An old Tuareg silver and agate ring. This type of ring is worn by those who have been to Mecca on pilgrimage (hadji). Stones such as agate are believed among the Tuareg to afford protection to its owner. Lovely patina. The Tuareg are a nomadic Berber (amazigh) group that lives in the Sahara Desert.
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Price €195.00MD0913-065
A stunner old Afghan silver and carnelian or agate ring. Its design is quite a statement, powerful and attractive. The silverwork is very original with a fringe of silver domes, silver appliqué and granulation-like silver embossed dots. The mellow color of the stone cabochon makes a superb focal point. Beautiful.
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Price €85.00MD0913-080
An oll and big silver and agate Afgan ring. Agates, according to local belief common to other Islamic areas, have a protective power for the wearer.
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Price €195.00MD0913-062
A beautiful Afghan silver and coral antique ring. It shows a wonderful and detailed silverwork that makes it elegant and wearable with a very chic tribal touch. The central coral cabochon with its lovely worn appearance is a plus.
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Price €580.00PK1111-561
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.
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Price €87.00MA1106-304
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.
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Price €65.00MD0313-064
An original, almost a Mars design, old Afghan silver ring with two cabochons of bright yellow resin and turquoise. The setting is quite an statement and it is beautifully decorated. It wil catch everyone's attention.
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Price €65.00MD0313-057
An Afghan ring with a silver setting and turquoise cabochons, a central one and three smaller ones on both sides. Go for it!.
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Price €49.00PK0709-007
An old silver and turquoise ring from Afghanistan. Its design is elegant and its shows a nice patina. First half of the XXth century.