17th-18th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a narrow D-section hoop, shoulders developing to claws around an ellipsoid bezel open to the underside, banded agate cloison with inscribed two-line Kufic text. 4.02 grams, 26.03mm overall, 19.99mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (1"). Property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.