Ring Collection (page 7)

Richard III of England, (1786). Artist: John Goldar
Richard III of England, (1786). Portrait of Richard (1452-1485)

Eye-Agate, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Fish, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Scarab, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Abraxas, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Ring In Tilting, (1833). The letter A indicates the ring detached from the sheath; B represents the sheath with the ring attached to the post

St Catherine and St Agnes, 15th century, (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
St Catherine and St Agnes, 15th century, (1870). A chromolithographic print from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul LaCroix, London, 1870

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, (1825). Artist: R Cooper
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland, (1825). Margaret (1489-1541) was Queen consort of James IV of Scotland and elder sister of Henry VIII

William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, English statesman, (1828). Artist: TA Dean
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, English statesman, (1828). Portrait of Paulet (c1483-1572) whose name is variously spelt Powlett, Poulet, or Pawlet

Poussin, 19th century. Artist: James Posselwhite
Poussin, 19th century. Poussin (c1594-1665) was a French painter, the founder and greatest practitioner of 17th century French classical painting

Ring, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Ring, (1843). A 19th-century engraving after the original item which is in the Louvre. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries

Queen Elizabeth I Ring, c. 1560. Artist: Anonymous master
Queen Elizabeth I Ring, c. 1560. Found in the collection of the Chequers Estate

The Harvest, 1885. Artist: Ring, Laurits Andersen (1854-1933)
The Harvest, 1885. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

The Wooing of the Princess Royal, 1850s, (1888). Emperor Frederick III presents an engagement ring to Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria. They were married in 1858

Ring with Inscription, Jewelery, Tunisia, c3rd-4th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Rings with Inscription, Jewelery, Tunisia, c3rd-4th Century
Rings with Inscription, Jewelry, Tunisia, c3rd-4th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Rings, Jewellery, Tunisia, c3rd-4th Century
Rings, Jewellery, Tunisia, 3rd-4th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Punic Jewels, c3rd-4th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis

Dodona, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Dodona, 1615. Dodona in Epirus, northwestern Greece, was a prehistoric oracle devoted to the Greek god Zeus and the Mother Goddess identified at other sites with Rhea or Gaia, but here called Dione

Assorted Greek and Roman jewelry, 4th century BC-17th century. Greek gold ring, 4th century BC, Gold bracelet, Parthian, 2nd century AD, golden earing, Roman, 3-4th century

A knight and a lady exchanging rings, c1350. Illustration from the Remedy of Fortune, a courtly love poem by Guillaume de Machaut. Here he exchanges rings with a lady

Married, vintage French postcard, c1900

Fiance, vintage French postcard, c1900

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1516-1518. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1516-1518. From the collection of the Szepmuveseti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary

Marriage A-la-Mode: 6. The Ladys Death, c1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage A-la-Mode: 6. The Ladys Death, c1743. Silvertongue has been hanged and the countess has taken poison. Her father - a City alderman - removes the ring from her finger

Portrait of a man, 16th century. Artist: Frans Pourbus the elder
Portrait of a man, 16th century

Series of observations of the planet Saturn, 1656. These observations made by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), latinized name of the German astronomer Jan Hewel or Hewelcke

X-raying the hand, 1924. An X-ray tube and an X-ray photograph of a hand, with the bones and a wristwatch and ring clearly visible. Cigarette card

Remnant of Supernova 1987A. Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Supernovae are massive stellar explosions which throw the outer layers of a star off into space

Roman Finger-Ring with Helios driving a four-horse chariot, c3rd century. At British Museum

Silver Ring, Roman, 4th century. Note the clasped hands, a symbol of Betrothal or Friendship

Artifacts from a deposition in Villenueve-Saint-Vistre, France
Golden artifacts from a deposition in Villenueve-Saint-Vistre, France. Found underneath a large granite block were two gold goblets, two gold rings, and two bracelets

Mycenaean gold signet ring picturing a fertility rite, 13th century BC
Mycenaean gold signet ring from Tiryns, picturing a fertility rite. A lion headed genii hold libations in front of a goddess who holds a stemmed chalice

Roman bronze statuette of Harpocrates
Silver figure of Harpocrates, a Romanised Egyptian deity, with gold chain and ring, Roman Britain. Found in the River Thames at London Bridge

Roman iron ring with a red jasper gem
Roman iron finger-ring with a red jasper gem depicting the head of a beardless Hercules with lions skin tied round his neck and the letters VS, 2nd century. Found in Malton, North Yorkshire

Roman gold ring from the Backworth treasure
Roman gold snake finger-ring from the Backworth treasure from Tyne and Wear, 1st - 2nd century. The Backworth hoarde is probably a votive deposit to a mother-goddess on the eastern end of Hadrians

Portrait of a Lady, 1460. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Portrait of a Lady, 1460. The costume suggests a date after 1460, perhaps around 1466. It also suggests that the sitter is a gentlewoman, rather than a member of the nobility

Mycenaean gold seal-ring, 17th-12th century BC
Mycenaean gold seal-ring from Shaft Grave IV at Myceneae, Greece. It shows a warrior fighting three enemies, and is apparently influenced by Cretan work, 17th-12th century BC

Athletics, 1869. Artist: George du Maurier
Athletics, 1869. Then, as now, boxing was a dangerous sport and, in this cartoon, Punch offers advice on a means of increasing its safety. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 4, 1869

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