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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 7726815, member: 2844&quot;]Wonderful rings.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The setting of the stone in the diamond(?) ring looks open backed, meaning that there seems to be a hole behind the stone, which is filled with dirt.</p><p>Open backs are a relatively late development in stone set rings, only in the 19th century. So that ring is 19th century at the earliest.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Western and Central Asia, the ring with the raised mount and greenish stone (glass?) is a fairly timeless design. Given the condition I would guess 18th-19th century, but I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a museum or archaeological/historical department near you where you could take them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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