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LOT 1630
Large Mamluk Silver Ring with Star of David
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (41.91 grams, 34.38 mm overall, 20.54 x 17.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Wide, decorated hoop with a raised rosette at the base, large flower-shaped bezel with supporting bars, scroll motifs forming the border and a six-pointed star at the centre.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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