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LOT 0833
Seljuk Temple Ring Pair
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (36 grams total, 50-55 mm).
A matching pair of silver gilt temple rings, each formed with a decoratively twisted hoop adorned with three openwork bulbs adorned with pellets; one bulb absent. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Used to fix headdresses at the temples of the head.
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