ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EYE AGATE

Ca. 100-200 AD. A gold ring composed of a plain solid hoop rounded on the interior and exterior, expanding to the shoulders, the flat bezel set with a convex oval eye agate stone in a dark brown and white hue. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.Size: D: 17.13mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N 1/2; 15.1gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s; Ex. private Japanese collection.