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LOT 2129
Silver Ring with Epigraphic Bezel
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.95 grams, 24.30 mm overall, 18.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Comprising a D-section hoop, openwork columnar shoulders supporting a a hollow disc bezel, the bezel with Arabic inscription above a wreath. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an English collection formed before 2000.
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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LOT 2129
Silver Ring with Epigraphic Bezel
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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