 Rings - Anuli
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The latin term for ring was Anulus.
Although women wore a vast array of jewelry, men often only wore rings.
Roman men and women wore rings with a carved stone on it that was used with wax to seal documents, an act that continued into medieval times when kings and noblemen used the same method.
Rings would be made of silver or gold, might be enameled and might have carved gems or stones.
Pictures are taken from various sites, clicking on the image will take you to them.
Silver ring with snakes holding a patera, 1st c. AD. |
Silver ring with reverse inscription |
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Naples, Archaeological Museum |
London, Victoria & Albert Museum |
Gold ring showing the Temple of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos, 2nd-3rd century AD. |
Gold betrothal ring with couple clasping hands, 2nd-3rd century AD. |
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British Museum |
British Museum |
Ring with coin of Marcus Aurelius, 2nd c. AD |
Gold ring with intaglio of camel |
Ring executed with the opus interrasile technique, the inscription reads "Aemilia zeses (Aemilia may you live), 2nd-3rd c. AD. |
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British Museum |
Museo Nazionale Romano |
Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne |
During the 3rd c. AD it became common to have massive rings with angular shapes and carved stones. Here the ring also has some blue enamel decoration, around the stone carved with the picture of a satyr. |
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Musée du Louvre |
