BYZANTINE BRONZE RING WITH QUADRUPED AND STAR Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A bronze ring with an octagonal bezel engraved with a quadruped facing right, placed beneath a star. A single-line border frames the scene. The hoop is broad and solid. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 629. Size: D:19.56mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 18.62g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s.