Real Ancient Egyptian Wedding Rings

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.

Real ancient egyptian wedding rings.

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. Gold ankh ring our egyptian solid 18k gold ankh ring is handmade in egypt. The ancient egyptians were the first to give the right to divorce to both husbands and wives.

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. Silver was scarce to unknown in ancient egypt since there were no silver mines at hand. From this era beautiful stylised solid gold rings have been found. The amount and quality of their ancient egyptian jewelry depended on their parents status but all children wore jewelry unless they were slaves.

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. Every ancient egyptian owned jewelry regardless of gender or class. Iron was chosen as the material for these rings as it was meant to symbolize strength and permanence. 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.

The ornaments included heart scarabs lucky charms bracelets beaded necklaces and rings. 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 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 role of the well defined ring comes from ancient egypt. The ankh was an ancient egyptian symbol of eternal life and immortality. The hole in the ring s center represented a gateway or door leading to future events. The first of these was worn at home whilst the second was worn in public to impress people.

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