This iconography refers to the myth of Psyche and Eros.
Bi-layered agate
Roman art, AD 1st-2nd century
Dimensions: 1.3 x 1.8 cm
Mounted in a 19th century gold ring
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Sir John Charles Robinson, C.B. (c. 1824-1913)
Formerly in the collection of Mr Wyndham Francis Cook (1860-1905), London
Thence by descent to Mr Humphrey W. Cook
Formerly in an English private collection, London