Silver finger ring with oval bezel containing a carnelian bearing two lines of engraved script

Made:
Iran and Unattributed
Silver finger ring with oval bezel containing a carnelian bearing two lines of engraved script

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Silver finger ring with oval bezel containing a carnelian bearing two lines of engraved script, possibly Persian, possibly amuletic

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A129139
Materials:
silver and cornelian
Measurements:
band: diameter 20 mm
bezel: length 13 mm
bezel: width 10 mm
type:
ring - jewellery