Ring

Art Historical Context

This delicate gold sheet ring, adorned with a sapphire, hails from the Islamic world of the 11th–13th centuries, a golden age of artistic innovation across regions like Persia, Syria, and Egypt. Craft by an unknown artisan, it exemplifies the exquisite jewelry traditions of medieval Islamic culture, where such pieces were prized possessions symbolizing wealth, status, spiritual protection. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1952, it now graces the Metropolitan Museum of Art Islamic Art department. The ring's medium highlights masterful metalworking techniques: thin gold sheet, likely hammere...