Gilt bronze, large size 10 3/4. Rounded face band 2.3mm width. Rounded bezel cut with a group of radial marks to serve as a signet. Surface textured from burial. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold overlay restored and gift boxed with certificate of authenticity. Dating to the period of a surge in jewelry wear, particularly among the common people, this probably was the ring of a merchant.