Late rapper Tupac Shakur’s gold, ruby and diamond crown ring fetched more than $1 million on Tuesday, becoming the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold at auction, according to Sotheby’s
. The ring, which was designed by Shakur and worn during his last ever public appearance at the 1996 Video Music Awards , went for more than three times the auction house’s estimate at a hip-hop-themed sale in New York. Inscribed with “Pac & Dada 1996,” a reference to his engagement to actress and model Kidada Jones , the diamond-encrusted gold band is topped with a gold circlet studded with a cabochon ruby and two pavé-cut diamonds.
“What’s so special about this ring is that it shows him in a moment where he was not necessarily on the front lines as an artist, but just a man expressing his love for another person, and that’s beautiful to see,” said De La Soul’s Kelvin Mercer, a guest curator for the sale, on the Sotheby’s website. Elsewhere, the auction presented more than 100 items, including everything from studio equipment to handwritten lyrics, private letters and original artwork from all eras of hip-hop history.
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