3rd -2nd century BC. A large green glass ring with D-section hoop, oval bezel and hoop carved out of a single piece of glass; bezel with convex upper surface and sharp edge. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings, The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 94-95, for comparable type.17.09 grams, 40.53mm overall, 19.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (1 1/2"). Property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s. Fine condition; chips in outer edge of bezel.