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LOT 2087
Burmese Gold Ring with Red Garnet
POSSIBLY BURMA (MYANMAR) OR NORTHERN THAILAND, 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.98 grams, 22.58 mm overall, 16.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Comprising a D-section shank with graduated bulbs to the shoulders, disc bezel with claw setting for an irregular polished garnet.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2087
Burmese Gold Ring with Red Garnet
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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