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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Bronze Ring with Epigraphic Inscription
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.6 grams, 14 mm overall).
With carinated hoop, ellipsoid plaque with incised legend. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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