UMAYYAD SILVER RING WITH INSCRIPTION. Ca. AD 700 - 1000. A silver ring with a raised, flat bezel engraved with three lines of Arabic inscription in Kufic script. The ring has a solid, slightly convex hoop that widens at the shoulders. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 667. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 4.70g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.