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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Epigraphic Inscription
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.87 grams, 15.87 mm overall, 14.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Carinated hoop with panel to each shoulder, ellipsoid bezel with inscription in cursive script.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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