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LOT 1137
Western Asiatic Silver Ring with Quatrefoil Bezel
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (15.25 grams, 29.66 mm overall, 17.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With a wide hoop, grooved plaque to each shoulder; raised quatrefoil bezel with ribbing, central starburst motif enclosed within a hatched frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North American gallery since the 1990s.
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