Real Ancient Egyptian Wedding Rings

For noble egyptians like queens and pharaohs the egyptian jewelry was made from precious metals minerals gems and coloured glass.

Real ancient egyptian wedding rings.

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. Egyptian rings have been discovered that date back to about 3000 years before the christian era. 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. The ancient egyptians were the first to give the right to divorce to both husbands and wives.

Every ancient egyptian owned jewelry regardless of gender or class. The word ankh also means mirror in the ancient egyptian language as in a mirror to the soul. Silver was scarce to unknown in ancient egypt since there were no silver mines at hand. The ring was used as an ornament more than 30 centuries before the beginning of our time.

The first of these was worn at home whilst the second was worn in public to impress people. The role of the well defined ring comes from ancient egypt. The ornaments included heart scarabs lucky charms bracelets beaded necklaces and rings. Gold ankh ring our egyptian solid 18k gold ankh ring is handmade in egypt.

Their clothing was relatively plain however egyptian jewelry was incredibly ornate. Ancient egyptians are said to have been the first to use rings in a wedding ceremony as early as 3000 bc. The ankh was an ancient egyptian symbol of eternal life and immortality. 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.

Women in ancient roman society were given two wedding rings an iron one and a gold one. From this era beautiful stylised solid gold rings have been found. Now that s something beautiful. 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.

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. Materials used in ancient egyptian jewelry wealthier classes used primarily gold and some copper for their ancient egyptian jewelry while lower classes used mainly copper.