Islamic Bronze Kufic Ring – Jerusalem Tradition (No reserve price)

A piece of the past, made to be worn

Rare Early Islamic Kufic Ring – Jerusalem Tradition

Description
The script, particularly in its worn Kufic forms, angular and abbreviated strokes, and compact composition, shows close stylistic parallels with the epigraphic tradition observed on small metal seals and rings dated to the Early Islamic–Medieval period in Jerusalem and its surrounding region. Such examples reflect a practice associated with Jerusalem’s religious and administrative role, in which concise, dense, and symbolically charged Arabic inscriptions were commonly preferred

Object Type: Inscribed metal ring
Period: Early Islamic – Medieval (stylistic assessment)
Material: Copper-based alloy metal (high probability of bronze)
Inscription: Worn Arabic inscription in Kufic character

Dimensions:
Height: 21.7 mm
Outer Diameter: 22.56 mm
Inner Diameter: 18.9 mm
Weight: 6.52 g

Information
The offered object was acquired in 2026 through an auction associated with N.K.I. Auction House in Germany and was transferred to us in 2026 by its previous owner, N.A., based in the Netherlands

The object has been documented using high-resolution equipment; no intervention has been made to its form or structural integrity, and only limited color-balance adjustment has been applied.

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Statements regarding dating, function, symbolic interpretation, and material identification represent high-probability academic assessments based on typological comparisons, parallels in museum collections, and expert opinion; definitive conclusions require advanced laboratory analysis and fall outside the scope of the platform’s sales process.

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