18th century A.D. A silver memento mori ring with D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to a facetted bezel, openwork flower bud to each shoulder, incised hatched triangles to the scooped facets above, 'MORS' inscribed to the upper panel, 'SOIFI' to the lower; pale gold insert to central cell engraved with a skull amid entwined snakes. 10.11 grams, 26.62 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter ( approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1 in.). Ex private collection of a West Sussex collector since before 1970.