Tribal silver ring from Oman, Middle East jewelry, bedouin silver, Nizwa jewelry, old ethnic tribal ring
$136.17 $181.56
Old Omani ring, made with massive high quality silver. The whole ring has an beautiful old and worn patina.
These ring is from Nizwa Oasis.
The rings are worn in pairs on both hands. It was not rare to wear 5 rings of different style on each hand.
The "al shadad" is the term for the index in Arabic and is so called because a Muslim points this finger alone when pronouncing the shahadah the Islamic doctrinal formula.
AGE: Early 20th century
MATERIAL: high grade silver
SIZE(US) : 8 (see photos)
WEIGHT: 9,4 grams
OVERALL CONDITION:
Good condition, with high quality workmanship.
Good wear from age and usage.
REFERENCES:
- A World of Rings, Anne Van Cutsem, 2000, SKIRA, p.100
- Oman Adorned, Pauline Shelton Robert Richmond, Apex London, 1997, p.112-115
- Disappearing treasures of Oman, 1998, Avelyn Foster, p.84
- Traditional silver jewelry and handicrafts from Oman, 2009, Jean Greffioz, p.112
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