Vintage Sterling Silver and Carnelian Poison Ring
$200.00
Vintage Sterling Silver and Carnelian Poison Ring-
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
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We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
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Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
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>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/
Vintage Sterling Silver and Carnelian Poison Ring-
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/
Vintage Sterling Silver and Carnelian Poison Ring-
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/
This vintage beauty has a great look. I love the color of the carnelian top surrounded by roping and accented with granular balls on shank. The top opens up and inside is a tiny seashell, so cute! Originating in ancient India and the Far East, the poison ring eventually made its way to Europe. The traditional poison ring had a very small container hidden under a hinged cover. Ancient Romans sometimes used poison rings to commit suicide when a painful death was unavoidable. The historian Pliny, the Elder (23-79 CE) recounts how a Roman government official escaped torture by taking a bite out of his poison ring (a thin shell was the container for the poison). The teenaged Emperor Heliogabalus (203 CE – 222 CE), feared because of his cruelty and notorious for his debauchery, wore a poison ring – but was assassinated before he could ingest its contents. Poison rings – alternately referred to as pillbox, compartment, locket or vessel rings – also had a benign purpose. During the Middle Ages, they were often used to hide relics of saints, like bits of their hair, bone and teeth, which were thought to protect the wearer from various calamities and maladies. During the Renaissance, the aristocracy used them to hold cologne, locks of hair, and portraits of loved ones.
-Sterling silver
-Genuine oval cut Carnelian app. 16 mm. x 20 mm.
-Top is hinged and has a small seashell attached inside
-Top of ring app. 1 " long x 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. in height
-Finger size 6 1/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We offer ring sizing! See the variation chart for pricing.
- Please allow up to 5 days for us to size your ring.
- If you do not see you size, please contact us BEFORE your purchase so we can be sure the ring can be sized safely.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
* Sorry, no returns accepted on rings that have been sized.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking for more vintage rings?: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter?section_id=10403693&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5
More vintage jewelry here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WMDaughter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>SHIPPING : We ship all items within 1- 5 days. We ship all US orders through Priority Mail. Any additional items ship FREE!*
>>>INTERNATIONAL: All international orders are shipped out through First Class International. If you would like to upgrade please contact us so we can adjust the listing.
>>>ABOUT US: We are an actual brick and mortar shop called The WatchMaker's Daughter located in Downtown York Pa. We've been in business sine 1945. You can learn more about the shop at: www.watchmakersdaughter.net.
Our Etsy shop hours are the same as our business hours.
Tuesday – Friday 8:30 - 5:00
Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Sunday - Monday Closed
https://www.facebook.com/TheWatchmakersDaughter/
https://twitter.com/wmdaughter
https://www.instagram.com/wmdaughter/
https://www.pinterest.com/wmdaughter/