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LOT 1312
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (19 grams total, 22-26 mm).
Comprising three rings: one with an openwork hoop and raised bezel set with a glass intaglio; one with keeled hoop and lentoid bezel with incised foliate design; one with a D-section hoop supporting a raised bezel with inscription in two lines. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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