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LOT 0418
Armenian Inscribed Silver-Gilt Ibex Seal Ring
KINGDOM OF CILICA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.66 grams, 20.31 mm overall, 16.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Barrel-shaped with high-relief moulding to the shank, discoid bezel with central ram/ibex and legend to the tondo. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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