2nd-3rd century AD. A gold ring comprising a flat-section hoop with open scrolls to the shoulders, octagonal bezel with central ellipsoid cell and inset onyx cameo of a wolf's head in profile. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184 for type. 11.45 grams, 24mm overall, 21.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 28.05, Japan 27) (1"). From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Very fine condition.