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LOT 1404

Western Asiatic Silver Magic Ring

LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (27.55 grams, 45.32 mm overall, 20.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).

Broad hoop with stamped star, crescent and other motifs; heater-shaped plaque with incised grid, each cell filled with an Arabic numeral or other symbol; hatched transverse panel and arcade to the rounded end.

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
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 1404

Western Asiatic Silver Magic Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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