3rd century AD. A silver ring with carinated hoop, expanding at the shoulders to a bezel decorated with scrollwork; set with an oval-shaped cut and polished gemstone with an incuse hunting scene of a wild boar being chased by a hound, each standing on a ground-line. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 215, for type. 15.48 grams, 30.05mm overall, 18.42x22.08mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.