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LOT 1124
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Epigraphic Charm Ring
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.56 grams, 17.76 mm overall, 15.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1)).
Comprising a slender bronze hoop expanding at the shoulders, silver intaglio with an inscription in three lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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