16th century AD. A silver cup bezel with inset iridescent glass bead, the shoulders formed as supporting hands emerging from scrolled foliage, D-section shank. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 671 for type. 3.14 grams, 24.54mm overall, 16.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12) (1"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve]