18th century AD. A silver ring with chiselled band and baluster shoulders, the finely detailed oval bezel set in a thin gold frame and depicting an incuse skull with small cross above set between sprays of flowers with crossed bones below; with incuse Latin 'mors porta vitae aeternae' inscription (death is the gate to eternal life) around. 13.77grams, 25.71mm overall, 18.92mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1"). From a private Buckinghamshire, UK, collection; acquired before 2000.[No Reserve]