Ca. 100-200 AD. A wearable gold ring, Henig type I, with a round hoop widening at the shoulders, and a bezel with inset oval onyx gemstone with an intaglio depicting a left-facing female bust, flanked by quiver and arrows; the latter lead to identifying this female portrait as a depiction of the Roman goddess Diana. In Roman art, Diana usually appears as a huntress with a bow and quiver, accompanied by a hound or deer. In Rome, the most important temple of Diana was on the Aventine. This temple housed the foundation charter of the Latin League and was said to date back to King Servius Tullius (6th century BC). Another important centre for the worship of Diana was Ephesus, where the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Cf. G. M. A. Richer, Catalogue of Engraved Gems - Greek, Etruscan and Roman, Plate XXXIX, fig. 282. Size: D: 19.31mm / US: 9 3/8 / UK: S 1/2; 12.64g Provenance: Private London collection; British art market 1990s.