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LOT 0287

Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Lion

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (4.19 grams, 20.66 mm overall, 16.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).

Slender hoop with ellipsoid plaque, die-struck image of a couchant lion with pelletted detailing.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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 0287

Western Asiatic Gold Ring with Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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