Real Ancient Egyptian Wedding Rings

The ancient egyptians were the first to give the right to divorce to both husbands and wives.

Real ancient egyptian wedding rings.

Egyptian rings have been discovered that date back to about 3000 years before the christian era. In fact the universal wedding symbol the perfectly round ring also dates back to the ancient egypt when the circle of the ring represented a union without beginning without end. Both in ancient times and now egyptian weddings have to be approved by the families of the bride and groom whether the wedding is arranged or a love match. Every ancient egyptian owned jewelry regardless of gender or class.

Gold ankh ring our egyptian solid 18k gold ankh ring is handmade in egypt. Rings were made of braided hemp or reeds formed into a circle the symbol of eternity not only for the egyptians but many other ancient cultures. The hole in the ring s center represented a gateway or door leading to future events. Iron was chosen as the material for these rings as it was meant to symbolize strength and permanence.

Now that s something beautiful. The role of the well defined ring comes from ancient egypt. Silver was scarce to unknown in ancient egypt since there were no silver mines at hand. Their clothing was relatively plain however egyptian jewelry was incredibly ornate.

The word ankh also means mirror in the ancient egyptian language as in a mirror to the soul. The ring was used as an ornament more than 30 centuries before the beginning of our time. Women in ancient roman society were given two wedding rings an iron one and a gold one. The amount and quality of their ancient egyptian jewelry depended on their parents status but all children wore jewelry unless they were slaves.

From this era beautiful stylised solid gold rings have been found. Gaining the family s approval of your bride or groom isn t completely necessary especially in some situations when there is just no way your father will ever approve of the man you. For noble egyptians like queens and pharaohs the egyptian jewelry was made from precious metals minerals gems and coloured glass. The ornaments included heart scarabs lucky charms bracelets beaded necklaces and rings.

The first of these was worn at home whilst the second was worn in public to impress people. U7 men women s stainless steel 18k gold plated vintage egyptian jewelry eye of horus band ring cross ankh ring size 7 to 12 with custom engraving service 4 6 out of 5 stars 361 11 99 11.