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LOT 1251
Ghaznavid Bronze Zoomorphic Ring with Annular Design
CIRCA 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.52 grams, 26.94 mm overall, 19.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With a keeled hoop decorated with ring-and-dot and linear designs, the shoulders formed as stylised beast heads supporting the bezel with punched ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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