15th-16th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with scooped shoulders, chevron bezel with scaphoid plaque and intaglio lion passant, scrolls and other detailing to the shoulders. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 640 for type. 9.78 grams, 28mm overall, 18.6mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17"). (1"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.