2nd century AD or later. A mixed group of gemstones each with intaglio design: carnelian with profile bearded bust (Hercules or Jupiter?); carnelian with standing female figure holding a patera beside a storage jar(?); schist with cockerel on a baseline; each accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 1.7 grams total, 10-15mm (1/2 - 3/4"). Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1980s. [3]