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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.
ProvenancePrivate 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.
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