2nd century AD. A carnelian cabochon, intaglio image of a winged putto (Eros) with a harp in a pelletted border, set into a later D-section ring with flared profile and broad scaphoid shoulders. Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913 item 86 for type. 12 grams, 27mm overall, 21.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British X 1/2 USA 11 3/4 Europe 27.01 Japan 26) (1"). Property of North West London gentleman; acquired from a London collector in the late 1990s; previously in a private collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

Very fine condition. A large wearable size.