Rings

Rings

The rings has time and again been the most popular piece of jewelry. It has been said that the ring is “the article of jewelry around which centers tradition, antiquity, utility and symbolic meaning of the greatest reverential character.

When we think of the symbolism of rings, it is possible to allow our minds to run amok. The convention of giving and receiving finger ring dates back over approximately 6,000 years. The eighteenth century English writer, Samuel Johnson, described the ring as “a circular instrument placed upon the nose of hogs and fingers of women to pin down them and bring them into subjection.” The earliest use of the ring in the civilized world seems to have been in making impression or imprints upon wax or clay. This ring, then, was used to delegate ownership. It was normally too large to be worn upon the finger, and was sometimes a part of a bracelet or necklace, or just attached to the waist by a thong or a cord. By the sixteenth century finger rings were well-known among the ancient Egyptians. Whish lead some to believe that this was ablaut the time when the finger ring evolved from the signet ring, which was used as a seal. After several thousand year of ring manufacture the total number of style produced in vast. Even catalo gin the rings of a single civilization is a major challenge.