c.2nd-3rd century A.D. A gemstone engraved with a naked man wearing two branches of foliage upon his shoulders; set into a possibly later bronze ring with D-section hoop expanding towards the oblique shoulders decorated with deep fluting and ending in volutes; high ellipsoid bezel. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, p.73, for type; cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 127, for the iconography or Eros in a similar position. 15.30 grams, 28.73 mm overall, 20.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24) (1 1/8 in."). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. The man or young boy represented naked could be Eros, wearing the fruits of the sea upon his shoulders, suggesting that the owner of this ring was a seafarer for which Eros gave his protection.Condition Report: Fine condition.