2nd-1st century BC. A gold ring comprising a hollow D-section hoop and tall ellipsoid plaque with inset banded agate intaglio of Artemis(?) standing stringing a bow. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134 for type. 1.02 grams, 17.74mm overall, 13.62mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/2, Europe 2.76, Japan 2) (1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.