Ca. 100-200 AD. A gold finger ring of a thin hoop with fine granules to each shoulder. The bezel centred by an intaglio depicting a figural representation of Cupid facing left. In Roman mythology, Cupid (known as Eros to the Greeks) was the god of love. He is generally represented as an aesthetically chubby boy with wings, who carries a bow and a quiver of arrows. He is normally shown as an follower or acolyte of the goddess Aphrodite.Size: D:16.51mm / US: 6 / UK: L 1/2; 2gProvenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1990s