Ca. 100-300 AD.An oval chalcedony ring stone depicting Eros, the god of love, holding a whip and sitting upon the dolphin's back, finely detailed with its pointed snout and fan tail. For a similar intaglio see Richer Gisela M. A., Catalogue of Engraved Gems. Greek, Etruscan and Roman, (Met Museum), Plate XLII, nos. 312-314.Size: L:12.6mm / W:10.9mm ; 0.9gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.