The bezel is chased with a leopard walking to the right flanked by a crescent moon and a palm leaf a sun above.
Ancient roman signet ring.
Signet rings were used from ancient times through the early 19th century gross said.
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For the plebians they held symbols of gods animals patterns and more.
An ancient solid gold signet ring eastern roman empire circa 2nd century ad.
The wearing of signet rings from latin signum meaning sign or mark dates back to ancient egypt.
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For the rich they conveyed status and wealth.
The metal shapes would leave a permanent mark in any soft wax or even clay and this would be placed onto a variety of legal documents.
The most common roman signet ring material is metal.
He arrayed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
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Some of the most important documents in history have been stamped with a signet ring.
A yellow gold ring composed of an oval bezel engraved with a full length figure of hermanubis in roman dress holding a branch staff and flanked by the letters i and p with integrated conforming shoulders flowing through to a solid tapering shank.
Yet even as more people became literate and the use of signet rings as document seals declined the pieces maintained their popularity.
Ancient roman signet ring.
Removing his signet ring from his hand pharaoh put it on joseph s hand.
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An emblem of authority.
Dan 6 17 then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth ofthe den and the king sealed it with his own signet ring andwith the signets of his lords that the purpose concerningdaniel might not be changed the signet ring also known as a seal comes from thehebrew word hotam and the greek word sphragis and wasused universally in the ancient world.
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Originally signet rings were emblazoned with a family crest and they would frequently be used to stamp or sign a document.
This very rare and unusual ring is perfectly wearable.
The most common ancient signet ring material is metal.
Rings were worn by ancient greek and roman senators and citizens.
The engraved top measures 13 x 15 mm 1 2 x 9 16 in.
This ring from the collection of the victoria and albert museum is a prime example of a signet s reuse.
Ancient medieval antique brass bronze signet roman ring size 5 75 gift for her.
Fine roman ring c 2nd mid 4th century ad sz 3.
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