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LOT 0838
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Inscription
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.78 grams, 24.49 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)).
Composed of a carinated hoop with geometric ornament and expanded shoulders, engraved calligraphic inscription to the rectangular bezel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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