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SELJUK GOLD RING WITH ANIMAL GEMSTONE 11th-14th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section tapering hoop and conical bezel with appliqués to the shoulders, claw setting for an ovoid agate with animal intaglio. 5.34 grams, 22.51mm overall, 16.21mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the private collection of an English lady previously living in Oxford; acquired on the UK art market from the mid 1980s. Fine condition.