Ca. 1-300 ADA stone intaglio engraved with a 'dextrarum iunctio' ('joining together of the right hands') motif below the cornucopias, horns of plenty, set in a possibly later gold ring of a D-shaped slender hoop. In the fine arts, 'dextrarum iunctio' motif is the representation of two people offering each other their right hand and is symbol of union and marriage, perhaps indicating that this item was a Roman wedding ring.Size: D: 21.69mm / US: 12 1/4 / UK: Y 1/2; 4gProvenance: Property of a London doctor; Previously in a private Swiss family collection since the 1980s.