Ring with unknown writing

[oddcoins]

I found this while metal detecting around the University of Oregon. It weighs 8.2 grams ~ it's unmarked, but I'm quite sure it's silver. Anyone know what the writing is on this thing? I don't even know if I took the pic's with the writing the correct way up, or upside down.

Thanks for the help!

 

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[yaxthri]

Hey oddcoin.
You have a ring with some hindu script (sakskrit) there. It's the right way up, the "straight line" parts of the symbols should be on top.
Sorry I cannot read this but you can check this out to compare:
Sanskrit: Samskrta (Samskrita) - The Ancient Indian Language - Buddhist Hybdrid Sanskrit - Chinese Fan wen or Fan yu

 

[FamilyFun2010]

very cool

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Possibly. I didn't spot a match but some are close - though with Sanskrit if it was a word the letters would be joined with the top line.

 

[kccj76]

"One Ring to rule them all
One Ring to find them......."
My precious.

 

[yaxthri]

Possibly. I didn't spot a match but some are close - though with Sanskrit if it was a word the letters would be joined with the top line.

Yes I thought that, too, you are correct. So I checked the images again and saw at the beginning and end of the text symbols reminding me of the "dorje/vajra" (thunderbolt or diamond) symbol and I had this mindflash that it could be of tibetan origin searched a little more and found that this is a tibetan "mantra-ring". Here's a pic of one not very similar but with partially matching text.



TIBETAN MANTRA STERLING 925 SILVER RING Sz 9 TIBET OM MANI DORJE BUDDHA JEWELRY | eBay

Better match here:


Tibetan Tibetan OM Mani Padam Hum Ring Handmade Tibetan Jewelry Sterling Silver Tibetan OM Mani Padam Hum Ring [R0016] - $54.00 : Buddhist-Jewelry offers buddhist artworks, prayer beads, malas, om mani padme hum jewelries - bracelets, pendants, neckl

Can't be sure about the age, they make repros as one can easily see but the one good thing is that it must be silver :-)

 

[DoubleUgly]

Hello from Eugene!

I agree with the Sanskrit Mantra rings. With all the alternative religions around this area, the Tibetan angle is very plausable. Cool find!

 

[sleepwalker]

way cool ring! i want one ..thanks for sharing..HH

 

[oddcoins]

Yes I thought that, too, you are correct. So I checked the images again and saw at the beginning and end of the text symbols reminding me of the "dorje/vajra" (thunderbolt or diamond) symbol and I had this mindflash that it could be of tibetan origin searched a little more and found that this is a tibetan "mantra-ring". Here's a pic of one not very similar but with partially matching text.

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TIBETAN MANTRA STERLING 925 SILVER RING Sz 9 TIBET OM MANI DORJE BUDDHA JEWELRY | eBay

Better match here:

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Tibetan Tibetan OM Mani Padam Hum Ring Handmade Tibetan Jewelry Sterling Silver Tibetan OM Mani Padam Hum Ring [R0016] - $54.00 : Buddhist-Jewelry offers buddhist artworks, prayer beads, malas, om mani padme hum jewelries - bracelets, pendants, neckl

Can't be sure about the age, they make repros as one can easily see but the one good thing is that it must be silver :-)

OH YEAH! VERY COOL! THANKS!!!

 

[Unicorn]

A very interesting find. I would be very tempted to wear something like that, it's symbolic