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LOT 1214
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.21 grams, 22.86 mm overall, 16.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Comprising a narrow hoop with bulb to the underside, discoid bezel with calligraphic nastaliq-script legend; possibly Timurid period. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 533, for type.
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LOT 1214
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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