13th-14th century AD. A gold stirrup ring with D-section hoop and conical bezel set with a cut and polished amethyst cabochon. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 565. 2.37 grams, 24.45mm overall, 17.89mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, A 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector.