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Bovas ring with crescent and stars
(خاتم بوفاس ذو هلال ونجوم)

Title	Bovas ring with crescent and stars
Title Original	خاتم بوفاس ذو هلال ونجوم
Publication Date:	Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Publication Place	- National Museum of Oman
Subject	Silver and red glass
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الوزن : 8,5 غرام ، القطر : 2,5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2013,3340
Record ID	object;EPM;on;Mus21;31;ar
Library Location	National Museum of Oman
Date	Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Notes	Celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, stars, and planets guided the first Omani travelers across oceans and deserts, and thanks to observing celestial phenomena, the lunar calendar appeared. Which helped in organizing the daily and spiritual life of a person, and through astronomical observation through which it is possible to track the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan, the Hajj season, and determine prayer times. The Omani craftsman uses celestial symbols to express the Islamic faith and its comprehensiveness to the entire universe. The shapes of crescents and stars prevail in ornaments and traditional weapons, as well as in all forms of architectural adornment. The shapes of the sun, the earth, and the celestial constellations also appear in varying proportions.
Sample Text	“Bovas ring with a crescent and stars” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;31;ar

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Bovas ring with crescent and stars

(خاتم بوفاس ذو هلال ونجوم)

Publication Date Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD

Publication Place - National Museum of Oman

Subject Silver and red glass

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الوزن : 8,5 غرام ، القطر : 2,5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2013,3340

Record ID object;EPM;on;Mus21;31;ar

Library Location National Museum of Oman

Date Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD

Notes Celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, stars, and planets guided the first Omani travelers across oceans and deserts, and thanks to observing celestial phenomena, the lunar calendar appeared. Which helped in organizing the daily and spiritual life of a person, and through astronomical observation through which it is possible to track the beginning of the blessed month of Ramadan, the Hajj season, and determine prayer times. The Omani craftsman uses celestial symbols to express the Islamic faith and its comprehensiveness to the entire universe. The shapes of crescents and stars prevail in ornaments and traditional weapons, as well as in all forms of architectural adornment. The shapes of the sun, the earth, and the celestial constellations also appear in varying proportions.

Sample Text “Bovas ring with a crescent and stars” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;31;ar