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Materials: Glass

Persian Turquoise Bangle

Persian turquoise bracelet

A Seljuk turquoise-set gold Bangle
Persia, 12th Century

The ridged, triangular section box-construction shank terminating in a double lion-head clasp and two set oval turquoises, the pyramidic bezel set with a glass rectangle and flanked by two set circular turquoises, a pin fitting at the base of the bezel, the shanks decorated with raised quatrefoils flanked by inscription-filled cartouches, all edges with granular decoration.

Inscriptions: repeat of al-‘izz al-da’im wa al-iqbal wa al-dawlat wa …., ‘Perpetual Glory and Prosperity and Wealth and …’

For a similar bangle in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see M. Jenkins and M. Keene, Islamic Jewellery, New York, 1982, no. 25; for a pair of bangles, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 24th April 2002, lot 325; and for a pair of bangles made for a child, see Christie’s, Islamic Art and Indian Miniatures, 28th April 1998, lot 363).

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Filed Under: Bracelets, Medieval Tagged With: glass, gold, granulation, turquoise

Merovingian Glass & Garnet Gold Ring

A Merovingian Glass and Garnet Gold Finger Ring

A MEROVINGIAN GLASS AND GARNET GOLD FINGER RING
circa 5th-6th century a.d.
The hoop round in section, with collared shoulders joined to the diamond-shaped bezel, which is divided into quadrants and set with alternating squares of blue and green glass, the corners of the bezel terminating in roundels set with cabochon garnets

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Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: garnet, glass, gold

Anglo-Saxon Sapphire Ring

sapphire ring

Sapphire ring ‘belonged to Anglo-Saxon or Viking royalty’
Source links: Independent.co.uk | York.ac.uk | Yorkshire Museum (PDF version, no images)

Sapphire ring, alternate view

Filed Under: Medieval, Rings Tagged With: Anglo-Saxon, glass, gold, sapphire

Archaeological-Revival Intaglio Necklace

Archaeological-Revival Gold and Hardstone Intaglio Necklace

ARCHAEOLOGICAL-REVIVAL GOLD AND HARDSTONE INTAGLIO NECKLACE, ITALY, CIRCA 1870
Supporting 26 oval intaglios carved with themes and motifs from Classical antiquity, including carnelian, amethyst, garnet, chrysoprase, jasper, bloodstone and glass, alternating with rod fringes with floret terminals, length 14¾ inches, Italian assay mark, clasp deficient.
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Filed Under: Necklaces, Revival Tagged With: amethyst, bloodstone, carnelian, chrysoprase, garnet, glass, gold, hardstone, intaglio, jasper

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