EASTERN ROMAN/SASANIAN RED JASPER INTAGLIO DEPICTING A LION UNDER A STAR IN SILVER RING Ca. AD 400 - 600. A red jasper intaglio engraved with a striding lion facing left beneath a six-pointed star. The gem is set in a possibly later silver ring with a broad bezel, ribbed shoulders, and a hoop that tapers towards the back. Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.