Ca. 100-300 AD. A rare gold, heavy signet ring composed of a round, flat-section hoop with expanded and carinated shoulders; bezel containing a carnelian intaglio depicting a hunting scene of a huntsman on horseback preparing to kill with a spear a running animal. 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: 16.51mm / US: 6 / UK: M; 19.13gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.