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Bezels

Scope note

Rims or bands that surround and hold a stone or other ornament, such as on a ring or snuff box, or a crystal, such as on a watch case or clock, or a glass or plastic covering, such as on a headlight.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000221558

Broader Terms used

<components by general context>

Narrower Terms used

ring bezel

Term used for

bezils

Equivalent Terms used

bezel

Created

13yrs ago

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