3rd century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a round-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel with central cell, inset banded carnelian cloison with intaglio footed urn flanked by a lobster and a porpoise. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 243. 11 grams, 29.1mm overall, 16.7 x 23.6mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16"). (1"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.