Signet ring, A ring of solid gold engraved with a word in old Javanese 'kawi' writing written in mirror image. The word is 'cable' (read 'kebal') and means 'immune' or 'immunity' in Old Malay and perhaps also in Old Javanese. Old Malay is originally a trading language and the word has a diplomatic meaning here., anonymous, Java, c. 900 - c. 1200, gold (metal), engraving, d cm w cm × h cm d cm w

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Signet ring, A ring of solid gold engraved with a word in old Javanese 'kawi' writing written in mirror image. The word is 'cable' (read 'kebal') and means 'immune' or 'immunity' in Old Malay and perhaps also in Old Javanese. Old Malay is originally a trading language and the word has a diplomatic meaning here., anonymous, Java, c. 900 - c. 1200, gold (metal), engraving, d cm w cm × h cm d cm w gr

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