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Solar Shape Ring - Sind Region, Pakistan

Vintage Solar Symbolyc Ring "Angustar" (Angushtar).South-Eastern Pakistan (Sindh), mid-20th centurySilver (80-90%),filigree, stamped overlays, inserts - stained glassCircle diameter - 42 mmWeight - 20 g.Size - 19 (9 for USA)Literature:1. Anne van Custem. A World of Rings. Africa, Asia, America. / Anne van Custem – Milano: Scira Editore S.p.A. 2000 – p. 120.2. Alfred Janata. Schmuck in Afganistan. / Janata A. - Graz: Akademische Druck – u. Verlagsanstalt, 1981. - s. 122-123.
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