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LOT 1569

Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Ring

CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (6.28 grams, 19.33 mm overall, 15.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).

Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a two-line Kufic inscription reading 'The god who is forever living. Have mercy on those who are dead and who will die'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1569

Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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