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LOT 1643
Sasanian Silver Ring with Standing Figure Gemstone
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.38 grams, 25.95 mm overall, 20.46 x 15.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Round-section hoop with ellipsoid bezel and knop; inset carnelian cabochon with stylised standing figure with spear.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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