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The ring, preserved at the Swedish history museum, became known as the "Allah ring" because of the pseudo-Kufic inscription found on the ring's glass that resembles the word Allah (Arabic: الله). While other rings were found at the Birka excavations, the "Allah ring" was the only one that had this type of inscription.
The Vyne Ring or the Ring of Silvianus is a gold ring, dating probably from the 4th century AD, discovered in a ploughed field near Silchester, in Hampshire, England, in 1785. Originally the property of a British Roman called Silvianus, it was apparently stolen by a person named Senicianus, upon whom Silvianus called down a curse .
The earliest gold artifacts were discovered at the site of Wadi Qana in the Levant. [13] Silver is estimated to have been discovered in Asia Minor shortly after copper and gold. [14] There is evidence that iron was known from before 5000 BC. [15] The oldest known iron objects used by humans are some beads of meteoric iron, made in Egypt in ...
Moving to the 17th Century and a ring found near Merton offers insight into the funeral rituals of people in the Stuart era. Dr Geake says: "Mourning rings were made to remember the person who ...
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The oldest gold jewellery in the world is dating from 4,600 BC to 4,200 BC and was discovered in Europe, at the site of Varna Necropolis, near the Black Sea coast in Bulgaria. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Mesopotamia
The 1,400-year-old gold ring found in Emmerlev as seen from below. “To make such a unique and one-of-a-kind find is completely surreal. I am very proud and honored to be able to contribute a ...
Many ancient goldsmiths used alloyed gold found in nature, as it does not often occur naturally. [9] Alloyed gold can be purified through a process called refining, and due to the Hittite derivation of the Greek word, it is believed that the ancient peoples of Asia Minor were the first to refine gold. [10]