Signet Wax Seal Ring?

I recently purchased this ring and was wondering if it was a Signet wax seal ring and where it may have been made and when (approximately)? Looks like it's made of silver of an unknown purity with no maker marks inside the ring.

Thanks!
Kevin

 

That's not initials...nor does it look like a family crest...so I'd say no to a wax seal.

 

A signet ring comes from the latin Signum meaning "Sign" (from which we get "Signature").

They were usually cast in intaligo, so that the seal would be in relief when it was pressed.

I agree. This isn't a signet ring.

 

I wonder if the design is supposed to be inverted? Can you flip it to show it the other direction?

 

OK, thanks. So this would not even had been used or could have been used as a wax seal ring then?

 

At the second picture the smaller part of décor (right at the top) looks like a "middle finger"!

 

I thought the ring as a whole looked more like an abstract face...

 

OK, here's another ring I purchased fairly recently, is this a Signet wax seal ring or a wax seal ring or something else? It has what looks like writing on it of which I have no idea what it says, where it's from or what the stone is made from if it is a stone. The ring is stamped 925 in multiple places inside it but that's it.

 

It's Arabic, probably a verse from the Holy Qu'ran. Not a seal ring, as it wouldn't impress all that well.

 

The top ring looks like it has a mythical sea creature,a jelly fish with octopus tentacles.

 

The first ring looks Bedouin, probably Omani; the carnelian intaglio looks fairly recent, perhaps Afghan or Iranian...

~Cheryl

 

the 2nd rind does look more like something you press into hot wax.

 

Thanks everyone, I guess the first ring was not intended to seal wax. The second ring I was thinking Arabic or somewhere in the middle east. I think Cheryl is right with it being carnelian.

 

Let's be clear here.

You can press BOTH rings into hot wax, but whether or not that's their intended purpose, is another thing.

 

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ANTIQUE-19th...AL-SIGNET-RING-w-ISLAMIC-SCRIPT-/331496295005

 

Wow komokwa, those electromagnetic energy driven hands on the Ruby Slippers really work, thanks for finding that, Magic!!! The silver carnelian agate intaglio seal signet ring in your link is a close match in some areas.

My ring is about, Head 20 mm x 12 mm, ring size 8.5 but a littler heaver at 10.82 grams. It also has the carnelian agate and script. The ring in your link looks like it's getting some attention too with 7 watching. Listed below are a few more images of my ring.

Thanks!
Kevin

 

Uhh, Kevin...Wizard of Oz...those evil witches hands are be repulsed by the good magic of the ruby slippers !!

That said.....
Just trying to show you what else is out there....that could be similar to yours.

It's a starting point !!

 

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! Thank You!

 

Sales descriptions are not necessarily accurate, note the seller's description says "19th Century?"... As to whether it's a signet ring, the flat surface would make one think that, but the same designs show up on domed cabochons, and on pendants - translations might help, would expect there to be a reference to the owner or his family if intended as a personal seal...

Similar rings are still being offered by vendors, most noting Turkey or Afghanistan as their points of origin. Here's another similar ring, seller's description dating it to the 1980s: https://www.etsy.com/listing/66255096/tribal-ring-of-trust

~Cheryl

 

Thanks Cheryl. Yes, I actually think the ring I have was made in the 1970's or 1980's. I would only list this ring as vintage since I don't know the actual date and I would only list this one as to what it visibly is. Sterling Silver 925 Ring with a Carnelian Agate, (Inscribed Islamic or Arabic or ? - when I find out), Ring Size 8.5, Weight 10.82 Grams, with the dimensions, etc... If I'm in doubt I leave it out.

I have tried to run the characters through google translate for Arabic and a couple others but I find it's really hard to figure out the characters I find and match them to the keys on the translate keyboard. I'm amazed at what some of the prices are listed for on some of these rings.