The Collection

Afsaneh Simurgh Cocktail Ring

Collection

Afsaneh

Metal

18ct gold

Gemstone

Lapis lazuli

Motif

Simurgh

Occasion

Occasion

Craftsmanship

Made to order, by commission

Studio

Crafted in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Shown as a design visualisation. Made to order, by commission.

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.