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LOT 1080
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.45 grams, 24.45 mm overall, 21.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
Keeled hoop with three lozenge-shaped plaques, oval bezel with inscribed panel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 1080
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Calligraphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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