13th-15th century AD. A gold finger ring with D-section hoop, floral designs in raised relief at the shoulders, 'pyramidal' bezel set with a dark green glass or emerald cabochon at the apex. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, for comparable examples; cf. Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, KENT-5DD1D6, for a comparable ring. 2.00 grams, 23.82mm overall, 17.13mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (3/4"). Property of an English collector; acquired from John Moor, York, UK, in the late 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.168701/07/12/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no. 10463-168701. This form of finger ring rose to popularity in the middle of the 12th century and continued to be produced into the 15th century. [A video of this lot can be viewed on the Timeline Auctions website]