Ca. 300-400 ADA lovely finger ring comprising a silver D-shaped hoop with gold details around the bezel set with a garnet stone intaglio displaying a bust of a winged and chubby Cupid/Cherub. In Roman mythology, Cupid (known as Eros to the Greeks) was the god of love. He is generally represented as an aesthetically chubby boy with wings, who carries a bow and a quiver of arrows. He is normally shown as a follower or acolyte of the goddess Aphrodite.Size: D: 16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M 1/2; 2.21gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.