Ring

Unknown

12th century · Gold; cast and fabricated from sheet, decorated with bitumen-highlighted incising, set with tourmaline bead · Islamic Art

This ring with a tourmaline bead conforms to a popular design worn by Seljuq men but sometimes presented to women as love tokens.

Artist

Unknown

Date

12th century

Medium

Gold; cast and fabricated from sheet, decorated with bitumen-highlighted incising, set with tourmaline bead

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1980