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LOT 1187
Western Asiatic Garnet-Set Gold Ring
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.58 grams, 24.74 mm overall, 17.72 x 16.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Flat-section expanding hoop with a granulated triangle to each shoulder, supporting an oval bezel with granulated triangles and linear decoration, set with an uncut garnet with four claws.
Provenance
From a private family collection formed in the 1970s.
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