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A FINE MUGHAL ARCHER?S RING

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A FINE MUGHAL ARCHER?S RING
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will a
Of characteristic form, well-formed of a single large section of green jade with lotuses finely carved in relief. Late 17th century. Archer?s rings were worn on the thumb wherever the Mongolian release was used. Early on, elaborate examples wrought of the finest materials also became items of prestige amongst royalty and nobility and were worn at court throughout Asia and Near East. Overall length 4.5 cm.
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