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AN ISLAMIC SILVER AND CARNELIAN SIGNET RING WITH ARABIC CALLIGRAPHIC INTAGLIO. - This signet ring, in the style of 19th-century Persian Qajar jewellery, features a large oval carnelian gemstone intaglio. The translucent reddish-brown stone is deeply incised with three horizontal registers of Arabic calligraphy, separated by two parallel lines. The script is an intaglio carving, reversed for use as a seal, typically representing a religious invocation or personal details.