NEOCLASSICAL CAMEO IN HIGH KARAT GOLD MOURNING RING WITH INSCRIPTION M. COLEMAN Ca. AD 1777. A gold ring with a rounded hoop supporting an oval bezel inset with a two-layered agate cameo. The upper white layer is carved in high relief with the bust of a man in profile facing right, his features carefully delineated, with curled hair, a long nose, and a slight furrow in the brow. The lower grey-blue layer provides contrast behind the portrait. The hoop bears the inscribed dedication: M. COLEMAN. 20·OCT:1777 · Æ: 60, marking the name, date, and age of the individual. For similar see: Catalogo illustrato dell Glittica nella collezione Santarelli, a cura di Dario del Bufalo,2009, inv. 47, p. 36 Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.