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LOT 2061
Ottoman Style Silver Ring Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (241 grams total, 26-31 mm).
Mainly with inset agate, carnelian or other cloison with incuse ornament comprising a bird in flight, insect, regardant beast or other motif. [24]
Provenance
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s
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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