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LOT 1202

Western Asiatic Silver Inscribed Ring

8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.07 grams, 20.74 mm overall, 15.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).

Comprising a round-section shank with raised oval bezel bearing an inscription.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s–early 2000s.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1202

Western Asiatic Silver Inscribed Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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