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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 649728, member: 2844&quot;]Ok, found them.</p><p>The dragon horse on the left, turquoise and coral side stones. On the right a foal ring, carnelian with turquoise side stones.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184157[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184158[/ATTACH]</p><p>Although these rings are from Uzbekistan, the dragon horse story is originally Tajik. There is a sizeable Tajik minority in Uzbekistan. </p><p>I don&#039;t remember the full story, but it was something about the horses of a marauding army on their way to a religious sanctuary getting stuck in the lake in front of the sanctuary. There they were turned into dragon horses that from then on guarded the sanctuary against the marauders. </p><p>Dragon horse rings are Shamanic rings. Foal rings were usually commissioned by proud owners of beautiful foals.</p><p>Uzbek intaglios are turned sideways, so the owners can see the image at a glance while they are working, without having to turn their hands. That is also why the dragon horse is centred on the bottom half of the stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Persian inscription ring, carnelian:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184155[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]184156[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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