4th century AD. A carnelian(?) cloison with intaglio female bust in profile with breasts exposed, frond before the face, set into a later gold ring comprising a hollow D-section hoop with ribbed outer face, leaf and granule detailing to the shoulders, drum-shaped bezel with repoussé arcading. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 439 for type. 5.47 grams, 28mm overall, 18.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 17.0, Japan 16) (1"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990. Fine condition.