Roman Gold Signet Ring with Hunting Scene

1st century BC. A gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, intaglio of a mounted huntsman with a spear preparing to kill a running boar. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 137 for type. 21.09 grams, 24.18mm overall, 18.6x24.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Property of a South London collector; previously acquired on the European art market 1970-1980.
Condition Report: Very fine condition. A large wearable size.