3rd century AD. A carnelian gemstone with intaglio scene of a cockerel standing on the body of a fallen warrior with spear and cuirass, set into a later hollow-formed gold finger ring with cell to the bezel; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 99 for type. 9.94 grams, 24.69mm overall, 16.34mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1"). Property of a London lady; from her family collection formed in the 1970s.