A RARE GEM SET GOLD ARCHER’S RING South India or Deccan, possibly Tanjore, 1750 - 1850 2,6 x 3,3 x 4,1 cm Set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. Al Thani Collection, Qatar, sold sale Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, Christie's, New York, 19 Juni 2019, Lot 14 - Private collection purchased at this sale Published: From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from Al Thani Collection, Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.183, no. 137 Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Palazzo Ducale, Venice 2017, p. 210, no. 143 Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Palace Museum Beijing, 2018, p. 233, no. 144 Minor traces of age

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