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LOT 1985
South East Asian Decorated Gold Ring
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (7.04 grams, 19.78 mm overall, 13.41 mm internal diameter).
With narrow hoop expanding to bulb at each shoulder, discoid bezel with applied beaded wire collar, lateral spurs and S-swirl to the centre; child's size hoop.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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