2nd century AD. A glass cloison, intaglio Hellenistic profile male bust; set into a later gold finger ring comprising a substantial keeled D-section hoop with raised plaques to shoulders, with ellipsoid bezel. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 236 for type. 11.8 grams, 25.1mm overall, 16.75mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6 1/4, Europe 12.56, Japan 12) (1"). From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. David Dennis started collecting items when he was a 10 year old boy during the Blitz in London gathering parts of nose cones from shells and other pieces of shrapnel that had fallen from the skies. After the war he turned his attentions to cigarette cards, postage stamps, bank notes, coins and eventually ancient artefacts, predominately Roman jewellery. Now living in Cumbria with his daughter he decided it was time to part with his collections. [No Reserve]

Very fine condition. A large wearable size.