An impressive vintage Persian style Sterling Silver ring set with a large, richly coloured translucent Natural Red Agate Stone (Aqeeq)

The substantial oval natural Agate (Aqeeq) is intricately engraved across its surface with a repeating geometric arrangement of Arabic/Persian-style calligraphic motifs, giving the piece a particularly striking seal-ring appearance. It is mounted in a bold, openwork sterling-silver setting with stylised foliate or teardrop-shaped details around the stone and shoulders

The carved Natural Aqeeq bears inscriptions representing the names of the Twelve Imams, the central line of Imams revered in Twelver Shia Islam. The names are arranged within decorative geometric cartouches across the face of the stone, creating a remarkable devotional seal-ring design