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LOT 1949
South East Asian Gold Ring with Scorpion Intaglio
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (2.10 grams, 19.02 mm overall, 15.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Slender hoop with dolphin-shaped shoulders supporting a round bezel with pelletted perimeter, set with a purple glass intaglio with a scorpion.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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