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LOT 0248
Seljuk Gold Ring with Square Carnelian Bezel
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.34 grams, 23.69 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With frond detailing to the shoulders, square bezel with hatched ornament, inset carnelian gemstone.
ProvenanceEx private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
with Christie's, New York, 'Ancient Jewellery', 11 December 2003, no.455.
Private European collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's pages.
Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 529, for type.
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LOT 0248
Seljuk Gold Ring with Square Carnelian Bezel
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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