Circa 100 AD.The solid hoop flat on the interior, rounded on the exterior, expanding to the broad angular shoulders, the bezel centred by an intaglio depicting a figural representation of cupid facing left playing a musical instrument.This ring reflects the traditional style for the depiction of cherubs, with ringlets of youthful hair and a round chubby face. 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: 15.27mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; 5.68gProvenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.