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  ingrid Langerak December 2, 2014 at 1:28pm

  Hi Eva,  a nice  and solid  silver ring, but are you sure it is Ethiopian? The writing for me is a bit of a riddle.
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  Eva Baby December 2, 2014 at 2:39pm

  Hi Ingrid -t thanks for your comment. The Person who bought is travelling regularly to Ethiopia and bought it there. I was told it is a ring Rom the Muslim part of Ethiopia and the writing is Arab, but it does not look Arab to me.
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  Lynn Ardent December 2, 2014 at 2:42pm

  Beautiful ring. 
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  ingrid Langerak December 2, 2014 at 2:59pm

  Eva like Lynn writes no matter what it is a beautiful unusual ring.  Maybe someone may recognize the writing.  Now it becomes a mystery piece.
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  Eva Baby December 2, 2014 at 3:06pm

  Ok, thank you both. I checked the description again. It says, it is an Ethiopian silverring, bought in Ethiopia, and this Kind is worn by the Muslims of Ethiopia and the writing are Arabic numbers. (?). Anyway, I will check the Ge-ez (or Amharic) writing tonight, just to be sure.
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  Betty December 2, 2014 at 3:42pm

  Lovely ring, Eva - looks much better than on the seller's pic! I am glad you got it - congrats.

  I venture to say that the ring is indeed from Ethiopia and sports the magic symbols and old Arabic script just as the ones we have seen before and which Lloyd compared to their Tuareg cousins. Unfortunately I cannot give you a transaction, but I recognise several symbols which Lloyd described. 

  I am attaching 2 pics of similar looking rings from my digital collection. One was also purchased in Ethiopia (possibly Afar), the other is shown side by side with other Ethiopian rings, though I don't remember where I found the pic...

  

  
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  Eva Baby December 2, 2014 at 3:51pm

  Hi Betty, thank you very much for the detailed Information with the Pictures. This is really very helpful. I am absolutely sure that the ring was bought in Ethiopia, although it cannot be 100% excluded that perhaps it was imported from somewhere. What you say makes sense...... he said something about the Region where the Muslims live... I recognize signs on your photos that are on my ring too.  (As usual, I cleaned the ring before taking the photo, thank you anyway for the compliment). Who knows, perhaps by time passing, more will be revealed about this Piece....especially the writing on it.
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  Betty December 2, 2014 at 3:58pm

  Hi Eva, check out the research paper - maybe you can decipher some more symbols:

  http://de.scribd.com/doc/233634294/The-Magic-Symbol-Repertoire-of-T...

  I just checked a ring I have and found many similarities with the symbols on yours. I am fairly sure this is an Ethiopian ring.
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  Eva Baby December 2, 2014 at 4:10pm

  Hi Betty, thank you very much. I will check the link...  this is great (the Information you supply), thank you.
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  ingrid Langerak December 2, 2014 at 4:17pm

  Well ladies, I am still not convinced.  There are 3 points why I cannot place it in Ethopia, although bought in Ethiopia,

  The ring is of a shape I have never seen in Ethiopia.

  Than the way the inscription is done is a lot deeper than any work I have in my possession and seen in Ethiopia,  (I admire the work on Eva's ring )

  Looking at one of lloyd's rings you can see a high ring with almost the same sings as Eva's and it says, Tuareg ring ,bought in Mali.  Also decorated on the top, Eth. rings are too thin to have decoration on the edge.

  The magical protection rings mostly are from the Jimma and  Harrar area.

  Moslem population live all over Ethiopia,

  As people travel and interact it of course, can have ended up in Ethiopia, but I still believe it has its origin somewhere else.

  I like this search.  Hopefully Lloyd may see this. Gr. Ingrid.