Ca. 200-500 AD. A heavy bronze ring with a round band, a round bezel with incised curvilinear decoration probably representing a lituus, a Roman cult instrument. The shoulders are incised with horizontal lines. This simple yet elegant ring probably belonged to a Roman auger since the lituus was also the symbol of the office of augur and marked these individuals out as belonging to the priestly group.Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 9 5/8 / UK: T; 6.93gProvenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market, formerly in an old USA collection formed since the 1970s.