BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO DEPICTING A LOCUST Ca. AD 400 - 600. An oval red intaglio engraved with a grasshopper in profile, enclosed within a raised oval bezel with granulated outer edging. Set in a gold ring with a flat-sectioned hoop. Size: D:13.83mm / US: 2 3/4 / UK: E 1/2; Weight: 2.2g Provenance: Private London collection; previously French art market 1970s/1980s