MEDIEVAL HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH SRI SYMBOL

Ca. AD 700 - 1100. A gold ring with broad, tapering shoulders and a flat, bevelled bezel incised with the stylised syllable "Sri" in Javanese script. For similar see: Sotheby's, Magnificent Lustre. Southeast Asian Gold Jewellery and Ornaments from an Asian Private Collection, Cat. 12. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 8g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.