Bactrian Ring with Red Carnelian Intaglio (ca. 1600-1750 CE)
Silver and Gold, 20 mm diameter
Red Intaglio Carnelian gemstone bezel: 27.7 x 20.3 x 10.0 mm
27.0 grams weight
Provenance: Antiek (Marijn Kruijff) arch-28
Coppola Collection

Exceptional detail in the ring, with a clear impression from the carved stone.

Bactria was a province of the Persian empire located in modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, historically prominent between about 600 BCE and 600 CE. The two-humped camel is called the Bactrian Camel.