Autobiography of gold ring
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Introduction
A ring is a round band, usually of metal, worn as ornamental jewellery. The term "ring" by itself always denotes the finger ring, but when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is always specified, e.g. earrings, neck rings, arm rings, and toe rings. Rings always fit snugly around or in the part of the body they ornament, so bands worn loosely, like a bracelet, are not rings. Rings may be made of almost any hard material: wood, bone, stone, metal, glass, gemstone or plastic. They may be set with gemstones (diamond, ruby, sapphire or emerald) or with other types of stone or glass.
Ancient India
Along with the rings,other types of jewelleries including necklace, rings, bracelets, earrings, bangles, pendants, and others have been discovered from 3rd millennium BC civilization Indus Valley Civilization. Factories of small beads have been discovered in Lothal, India.
Archaic Greek rings were to some extent influenced by Egyptian rings, although they tended to be less substantial and were not for the most part used as working signet rings. A lack of locally available gold meant that rings made in the eastern colonies tended to be made from silver and bronze while Etruria used gold.
The classical period showed a shift away from bronze to wider adoption of silver and gold. The most typical design of the period involved a lozenge bezel mounting an intaglio device.Over time the bezel moved towards a more circular form.
Roman Rings
Henig II rings from the Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard
During the early and middle imperial era (first two centuries AD) the closest there is to a typical Roman ring consisted of a thick hoop that tapered directly into a slightly wider bezel.[8] An engraved oval gem would be embedded within the bezel with the top of the gem only rising slightly above the surrounding ring material.[8] Such rings are referred to Henig II and III/Guiraud 2 in formal academic parlance or simply as Roman rings by modern jewellers.[8] In general Roman rings became more elaborate in the third and fourth centuries AD.
High and late middle ages in Europe Edit
During this period the fashion was for multiple rings on each hand and on each finger. Rings during this period were mostly made from copper based alloys, silver or gold. Gems became common after 1150 along with the belief that certain gems had the power to help or protect the wearer in various ways. Engraved rings were produced using Lombardic script until around 1350 when it was replaced by Gothic script.Some of the inscriptions were devotional, others romantic in nature.For romantic inscriptions French was the language of choice.An increasing use of contracts and other documents that needed to have formal seals meant that signet rings became more important from the 13th century onwards.
Notable individual rings
Iffland-Ring, held by a series of German-language actors since the 18th century, presently held by German actor Jens Harzer
Hans-Reinhart-Ring, a Swiss theatre award
Ring of the Fisherman, the signet ring of the Pope
Chequers Ring Ring that belonged to Elizabeth I of England.
Ring of Gyges, a legendary ring of invisibility, mentioned by Plato
Andvaranaut, in Norse mythology, a cursed ring that can make gold
Magic ring, a ring that has magical properties
Draupnir, a self-multiplying gold ring depicted in Norse mythology
The One Ring, from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
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