Posted on 01/05/2020 8:18:31 AM PST by COUNTrecount
The gaudy red ring that helped initially identify the corpse of Iran’s Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani is no Hope Diamond, according to local jewelers.
Dealers believe the distinctive ring worn by Soleimani is either a red carnelian stone — believed by some Middle East Muslims as able to bestow “blessings”– or possibly an inexpensive ruby that would cost a few hundred bucks.
“From the photo, it looks like it’s a carnelian stone — it’s not a ruby; it comes from Africa,” said Maykel Rieth, a professional cutter for R Gems Inc on West 48th Street.
“The ring is made out of silver,” he continued.
“It could be white gold, but it looks like silver — and whoever made a stone like this is not going to put it in gold because it’s not an expensive piece.”
Another jeweler, from Paillon Jewelry, agreed it was a silver band, and said that gives away that the piece is cheap.
“From the looks of it, it doesn’t look like an expensive ring because it’s made out of silver, it’s not gold,” said the jeweler, who declined to give his name.
If it were a ruby, its dark color would bring a low price point, he added.
“From the photo the color of the ruby is dark,” he said. “The brighter the ruby the more expensive, so this ring here doesn’t look that expensive,” he said, “although it’s very difficult to get an exact price from a photo.”
Whatever its cash worth, the stone still significant within the Islamic faith, particularly among the Shia sect, according to Freddy, 33, who works at Taste of Persia Pizzeria and hails from Libya.
Soleimani was widely reported to be Shia, and to lead Shia militias.
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At least we know Soleimani didn’t kill himself.
Good catch
Base is slightly different
+1.
He should have gone to Jared’s.
It is clearly not the same ring. Totally different mount and one stone is more round than the other.
It isn’t the same ring whether some are saying it or not.
He probably had a ton of rings
I agree, not the same ring...maybe he lost the first one...someplace, not sure where. He’s probably found it by now.
The rings in the photos are not the same rings, not even that close. The ring on the dead guy’s hand actually more closely resembles the one on the militia leader that was killed along with Soleimani.
.....and a few less fingers.
[[Close counts in Horseshoes and Hellfires.]]
Horse poop too- get close and it stinks
A ring that chunky may have had a function besides looking cheesy. Maybe it works like a locket and contains cyanide or some such thing in case he got cornered. Maybe it is used to impress a mark on communications sent by courier to guarantee authenticity like old fashioned wax seal.
That’s a different ring on the left. He probably had several though.
There is at least one skunky mod
“not allowed to wipe their own asses with their right hand”
Can they use someone else’s left hand ?
...and it burns, burns, burns,
the ring of fire...
Ha. We’ll probably never know.
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