Afghan Silver Seal Ring

Ring with a coin-like dome, fringed by beading and tiny dots.

This afghan silver seal ring is from Afghanistan. Silver jewelry has a long history in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, where rings with large flat bezels and engraved designs are a common form. Slim band rises into a stepped, rounded bezel framed with rings of tiny beads. The flat top carries a pattern of small clustered dots inside a raised ridge. The bright metal shows soft polish and minor darkening in the recesses.

Plenty of decoration, all of it neatly in rank.