Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring
Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring
The Simurgh (سیمرغ) is Persian mythology's greatest bird: ancient, wise, and possessed of all the world's knowledge. In the Shahnameh, she nurses Zal, the white-haired hero, and grants him a feather to call upon her in his darkest hour. I carry her image here, set in gold, for those who know that the most powerful adornment is a story no one else in the room can read.
The Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring is a Signature-tier statement ring in 18ct yellow gold. The face of the ring is a raised oval cartouche, 22mm in length, presenting a stylised Simurgh rendered in high-relief repousse work. The bird's body curves across the cartouche in the flat, decorative manner of Safavid miniature painting: tail feathers fanning into Persian cloud scrollwork (abr-o-bad), wings extended but folded inward at the tips. A 5mm lapis lazuli cabochon is set where the Simurgh's eye would be, deep ultramarine referencing the night-sky backgrounds of Persian manuscript illumination. The border of the cartouche carries a tight Girih geometric frame, the mathematical tile pattern first used in 12th-century Persian architecture. The band tapers from 8mm at the setting to 3mm at the back, comfort-fit, for evening wearability.
- 18ct yellow gold, UK hallmarked
- Simurgh in high-relief repousse, Safavid miniature aesthetic
- 5mm lapis lazuli cabochon eye (Afghan origin, deep blue, minimal pyrite)
- Girih geometric border, Nasta'liq hidden detail (inside band: ای سیمرغ دانا)
- Cartouche: 22mm x 16mm; shank: 3mm
- Made to order: 10 weeks
This ring is designed for the occasion buyer who wants a conversation piece rooted in real cultural depth, not surface ornament. The Simurgh has appeared in Persian art from pre-Islamic relief carvings at Taq-e Bostan to the court paintings of Shah Tahmasp's Shahnameh (now split between the Metropolitan Museum and the Aga Khan Museum). Wearing her is wearing that entire lineage.
I offer this ring in an alternative colourway: Persian turquoise eye in place of lapis, for those who prefer the sky over the night. Enquire about a commission.
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Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring
Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring
The Simurgh (سیمرغ) is Persian mythology's greatest bird: ancient, wise, and possessed of all the world's knowledge. In the Shahnameh, she nurses Zal, the white-haired hero, and grants him a feather to call upon her in his darkest hour. I carry her image here, set in gold, for those who know that the most powerful adornment is a story no one else in the room can read.
The Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring is a Signature-tier statement ring in 18ct yellow gold. The face of the ring is a raised oval cartouche, 22mm in length, presenting a stylised Simurgh rendered in high-relief repousse work. The bird's body curves across the cartouche in the flat, decorative manner of Safavid miniature painting: tail feathers fanning into Persian cloud scrollwork (abr-o-bad), wings extended but folded inward at the tips. A 5mm lapis lazuli cabochon is set where the Simurgh's eye would be, deep ultramarine referencing the night-sky backgrounds of Persian manuscript illumination. The border of the cartouche carries a tight Girih geometric frame, the mathematical tile pattern first used in 12th-century Persian architecture. The band tapers from 8mm at the setting to 3mm at the back, comfort-fit, for evening wearability.
- 18ct yellow gold, UK hallmarked
- Simurgh in high-relief repousse, Safavid miniature aesthetic
- 5mm lapis lazuli cabochon eye (Afghan origin, deep blue, minimal pyrite)
- Girih geometric border, Nasta'liq hidden detail (inside band: ای سیمرغ دانا)
- Cartouche: 22mm x 16mm; shank: 3mm
- Made to order: 10 weeks
This ring is designed for the occasion buyer who wants a conversation piece rooted in real cultural depth, not surface ornament. The Simurgh has appeared in Persian art from pre-Islamic relief carvings at Taq-e Bostan to the court paintings of Shah Tahmasp's Shahnameh (now split between the Metropolitan Museum and the Aga Khan Museum). Wearing her is wearing that entire lineage.
I offer this ring in an alternative colourway: Persian turquoise eye in place of lapis, for those who prefer the sky over the night. Enquire about a commission.