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LOT 2677
Indian Silver Ring with Hindi Inscription
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (14.49 grams, 31.31 mm overall, 16.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and a large rectangular bezel set with an intaglio bearing a three-line inscription. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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