From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. I can safely say that you may never see another like this, so this may be your only chance to get a piece from Bagan of this material. It's impossible to put a value on a piece like this since it's a completely unique, handmade, antique pieces of jewelry. A really cool ring from an ancient city reflecting its beautiful culture. The total weight of the piece is 15.5 grams.
It's hard to say specifically how old the ring is, but it could certainly date back over 100 years or more.
The ring is made of silver, and host an orange Carnelian stone with an intaglio carving of a spider. As the century progressed, signet rings were being worn more by women.This is a cool handmade artifact rings from the an ancient city of Bagan (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Myanmar. They were usually made of gold and while some could have a gold top (bezel), others had a hardstone inset, like a bloodstone, carnelian, onyx, or chalcedony, or, less frequently, a precious gemstone like an amethyst. It became the mark of a gentleman and the designs were similar to what we see today – a square top, shield-shaped or oval – showing a monogram, crests or other emblems. In the 19 th century, signet rings continued to be worn, despite that fact that documents were now mostly signed. As the wealthy toured Italy and Greece, they collected ancient and Renaissance intaglio gems, many of which they had made into signet rings with plain gold settings and bands. Antique carnelian ring with motto and carved eagleĪt the beginning of the 18 th century, fob seals overtook the use of the signet ring for sealing, but by the 1830s, signet rings were back, due mainly to a revived interest in the classical world. Craftsmen began to wear gilt bronze rings engraved with a hammer or scissors, depending on their occupation, and ordinary citizens also wore rings with symbols of their hobbies, a hunter’s horn, for instance, or a ship if they were travellers. Also, merchants began to wear signet rings engraved with emblems that they used on their goods. By the fourteenth century, under King Edward II, all official documents had to bear the seal of the king’s signet ring. Antique hardstone intaglio ringīy the Middle Ages, signet rings had begun to display heraldic symbols, showing shields, as well as symbols such as the lion rampant or passant, boars, or flowers. In the 12 th, 16 th, 18 th and 19 th centuries, there were revivals of intaglio engraving for short periods. By the 4 th century, it appears that the art of engraving intaglios on gemstones was lost and so the signet ring became solely a metal ring again, unless a Roman intaglio gemstone was re-used in a new setting. The devices on the rings should be the Christian symbols of the fish, anchor, ship and fisherman. In the 3 rd century AD, St Clement stated that the only ring a Christian could wear was a signet ring and, in the case of males, it could only be worn on the little finger. Other intaglio rings contained engravings of gods or goddesses, symbols representing a family’s history or, for soldiers, the goddess of Victory, Nike, representing a military victory. Alexander the Great’s signet ring was an emerald engraved with his own portrait and Emperor Augustus also had a signet ring containing his likeness. The signet rings of Greeks and Romans contained intaglio gems and hardstones. Antique bloodstone intaglio ring (at Camberwell Antique Centre)
Usually they are designed as signet rings, originally used to seal a document but later in history they were used to display coats of arms or just initials. Intaglio rings are created when artist carves down into the stone to hollow out an image. The first is because they usually involve gemstones which have been carved and the second is because they can represent a personal history of a family. I am always looking for intaglio rings, antique ones if possible.
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