2nd-3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with scooped recess to the shoulders, granule finial, tulip-shaped cell enclosing an irregular polished pale sapphire bead gemstone. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 350, 362, for type.6.22 grams, 24.49mm overall, 16.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (1"). Ex Abelita family collection, 1970s-2000s.