1,700-Year-Old Gold Engraved Cupid Ring Found

[Still Waters]

An intricately carved gold ring containing a stone engraved with an image of Cupid - a god associated with erotic love - has been discovered near the village of Tangley in the United Kingdom.

In the engraving, Cupid (also known by his Greek name, "Eros") is shown standing completely nude while holding a torch with one hand. The ring dates back around 1,700 years, to a time when the Roman Empire controlled England. The ring was discovered by an amateur metal detectorist.

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[Taun]

Cool looking ring, and a danged lucky find for the hunter...

I did like the line in the story "The ring may have been worn by a man or a woman"... Ya think?...

[Still Waters]

I took it to mean instead of it being a woman's ring or a man's ring, it could be worn by either.

[Taun]

I took it to mean instead of it being a woman's ring or a man's ring, it could be worn by either.

Yeah, me too.. It just struck me that way at first...

[ShadowSot]

Its theirs. Their own. It came to them! Their precious.

[Black Monk]

I long to find something like that. I'd just love to find a piece of this nation's ancient heritage and hand it in to Bolton Museum where people can marvel at it. The joy I will get from seeing people admiring a piece of this great nation's ancient heritage that I found would be wonderful.

Plus, of course, it might make me a few thousand quid.

Edited November 25, 2015 by Black Monk