The rings were commonly made of gold or electrum and sometimes their stone shows an intaglio that was used to seal important documents with hot wax.
Ancient roman women s jewelry.
Rings usually more than one showcasing various metals and designs.
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While roman women would wear a great variety of jewelry the man used to wear at least one ring.
Various types of jewelry were worn by different genders and social classes in rome and were used both for aesthetic purposes and to communicate social messages of status and wealth.
Another accomplishment of this ancient roman period was the creation of the coin rings which carried the portrait of the ruling emperor or had the engraving of roman insignia on it.
Roman women preferred to wear necklaces earrings and a number of armlets.
Roman women would curate large collections of jewelry often in a set.
It was fashionable for ladies to wear all of the following at the same time.
Ancient roman jewelry was characterized by an interest in colored gemstones and glass contrasting with greek predecessors which focused primarily on the production of high quality metalwork by practiced artisans.
It was common for them to wear more jewels than the men.
Anklets were also sported though not by respectable matrons.
Amongst the wealthy in a busy provincial town like cirencester there must have been.
They wore precious stones such as opals emeralds diamonds topaz and pearls set as earrings bracelets rings brooches necklaces and diadems.