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LOT 1098
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.40 grams, 22.29 mm overall, 19.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with starburst motifs and three raised decorative plaques, lentoid bezel with an inscribed rectangular panel surrounded by foliate motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1098
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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