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LOT 1061
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (31.35 grams, 36.86 mm overall, 21.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X, USA 11 1/2, Europe 26.29, Japan 25)).
Comprising a rectangular-section hoop with fluted shoulders, supporting a large oval bezel with open base, set with a clear intaglio engraved with densely arranged calligraphic text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1061
Large Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring with Calligraphic Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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