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Huge Rings - Iran...

Posted by Peter Hoesli on February 16, 2015 at 4:28pm
These are absolutely huge and very heavy rings! The top ring is from the Iran. I still try to figure out what kind of stone it is (it is translucent, looking very rich!). The ring on the right is featuring some very nice calligraphy, however, I have no clue from where the other two rings are. I bought them several years ago in Aqaba and was told that they are from the Yemen. Does anybody know? I appreciate your comments.
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  • Eva Baby February 16, 2015 at 4:37pm

    they look impressive, I particularly like the one at left looking as if it had a crown on top. But cannot help, unfortunately, with the identification. So lets wait..... I am really curious. Both "double deckers" look extremely fascinating to me.

  • Sherry Kunkle February 16, 2015 at 4:40pm

    woooooooooooooooo love the them all but the one on the left and right oh my !!!! I want an elevated ring so baddddddddddddd !!

  • Peter Hoesli February 16, 2015 at 4:43pm

    Dear Eva and Sherry; Many thanks for your comments. Well, Sherry, they are VERY big and VERY heavy, you can easily knock out someone with these... With kind regards. Peter

  • Sherry Kunkle February 16, 2015 at 4:44pm

    oh even better I wear VERY big rings -- like brass knuckles ha oh I have a great sense of humor but I LOVE BIG Rings

  • Akkie February 16, 2015 at 7:56pm
    The right and the left rings are made by Afghans, i think. The left one is called a mosque ring.
    I own a similar ring only i suspect that there can be a difference in age?
    And what the stone is concerned it's perhaps carnelian?
  • Betty February 16, 2015 at 9:01pm

    Dear Peter: Great rings, all of them. The "mosque rings" are new to me, but I must say I am very partial to them. I would also say that the stone of the top ring is a high quality carnelian, but that is just a guess. Could the engraved ring perhaps be another version of a mosque ring? Best regards, Betty

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