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LOT 1655
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
CIRCA 12TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (24.9 grams total, 21-27 mm).
A mixed group of rings from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, comprising three rings: one with a calligraphic inscription, one with a hexagonal bezel with remains of niello, and one with the bezel divided into two fields. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1655
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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