A RUBY-INSET GOLD RING, EAST JAVA, CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY

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A RUBY-INSET GOLD RING, EAST JAVA, CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY

Indonesia. The central ruby is secured by four claws rising from the globular body, flanked by gold granules at the junctions, the curved sides formed by twisted gold wire wrapped around an inner core. The hoop ends are joined by a flat platelet clasp.

Provenance: From a private collection in Bergamo, Italy. Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, Italy, acquired from the above. Leonardo Vigorelli, a retired Italian art dealer and renowned collector, once specialized in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. With a background in anthropology and decades of travel and field research across India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the prestigious Dalton Somaré art gallery in Milan, now managed by his two sons.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the ruby with a small natural fissure, tiny nicks, light scratches, and minimal encrustations.

Weight: 14.9 g (excl. stand), 45 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Length 3.5 cm (excl. stand), Height 9.9 cm (incl. stand)

With a fitted museum stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related red-stone inlaid gold ring, dated 8th-second half of the 10th century, 2.5 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1998.544.355.

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A RUBY-INSET GOLD RING, EAST JAVA, CIRCA 6TH-10TH CENTURY

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