Lot 417
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AN INDIAN RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD RING
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AN INDIAN RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD RING

PROBABLY DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD RING
PROBABLY DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY
The bezel in the form of a bird with small wings and extended pointed tail, the upper surface inset with cabochon rubies and occasional small emeralds, the eyes similarly inset, perching on simple gold hoop with ears at the shoulders
Bezel 1½in. (3.5cm.) high
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Lot Essay

A mount in the form of a bird that is very similar indeed to the present example is in the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait (Manuel Keene and Salam Kaoukji, Treasury of the World, London, 2001, no.8.40, p.109).

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