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LOT 2199
South East Asian Gold Ring with Inscription within Serpent Circle
CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.33 grams, 20.18 mm overall, 14.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
Drum-shaped bezel with flange base, incised serpent coil to the upper face and calligraphic text; Javanese workmanship.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 2199
South East Asian Gold Ring with Inscription within Serpent Circle
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
