Lot 531

Sale 88 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Dr John Chapman Collection

Description

Mesopotamia, Mari (now Tell Hariri) on the mid-Euphrates, handmade shell rings, c.2147-2136 B.C., diameter 22mm. Very fine. (4)

All with certificates of source and identification (Dr. H.N. Pollard) who values collection at US$1000. The precise purpose of manufacture was probably ornamental as finger rings but probably also had a monetary value by exchange.

Estimate
$200
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$50

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