Engraved Persian Turquoise Ring Resize:No and utterly charming

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The details are considered - often minute - with delicate flourishes of gold and silver that appear imbued with motion and life

a practice still common today when stones that have been passed down generations are re-used in more fashionable/wearable pieces

Engraved Persian Turquoise Ring Resize:No and utterly charmingThis ring was something of an enigma for us At first, I saw it and thought Egyptian Revival vibes, but the carving reminiscent of stars and snakes appears to be something else entirely. We posed the question to the Instagram hive mind and a number of you suggested that's it's Persian Iranian Farsi script (although we're still not certain what it says) which would make it a khatam () or seal. It has the remnants of gold paint leaf still present in the