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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ring_location"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Ring location</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ring_location-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Size" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Size"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Size</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Size-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Styles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Styles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Styles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Styles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_rings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_rings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Notable rings</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Notable_rings-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Notable rings subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Notable_rings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Historical_and_current" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_and_current"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Historical and current</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_and_current-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mythology_and_folklore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mythology_and_folklore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Mythology and folklore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mythology_and_folklore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fiction" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fiction"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Fiction</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fiction-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Safety" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Safety"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Safety</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Safety-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_types" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_types"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Other types</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_types-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon 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href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80" title="अंगूठी – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="अंगूठी" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85" title="خاتم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="خاتم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%99%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BF" title="আঙঠি – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="আঙঠি" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniellu" title="Aniellu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Aniellu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuair%C5%A9" title="Kuairũ – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Kuairũ" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwi" title="Siwi – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Siwi" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungkung" title="Bungkung – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Bungkung" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF_(%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE)" title="আংটি (গহনা) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আংটি (গহনা)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utas" title="Utas – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Utas" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhi%C3%BA-ch%C3%AD" title="Chhiú-chí – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chhiú-chí" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%8F%D1%80%D1%81%D1%86%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA" title="Пярсцёнак – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Пярсцёнак" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singsing" title="Singsing – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Singsing" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%8A%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Пръстен – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пръстен" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A6%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%96%E0%BC%8D" title="སོར་གདུབ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="སོར་གདུབ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalenn_(biz)" title="Gwalenn (biz) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Gwalenn (biz)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anell_(joia)" title="Anell (joia) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Anell (joia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87%C4%95%D1%80%C4%95" title="Çĕрĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Çĕрĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singsing" title="Singsing – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Singsing" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prsten" title="Prsten – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Prsten" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindori" title="Chindori – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Chindori" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(smykke)" title="Ring (smykke) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ring (smykke)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(Schmuck)" title="Ring (Schmuck) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ring (Schmuck)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B5rmus" title="Sõrmus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sõrmus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9" title="Δακτυλίδι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δακτυλίδι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anillo" title="Anillo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anillo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingroringo" title="Fingroringo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fingroringo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraztun" title="Eraztun – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Eraztun" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="انگشتر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انگشتر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bague" title="Bague – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bague" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1inne" title="Fáinne – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Fáinne" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anel" title="Anel – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Anel" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%92%E7%AE%8D%E5%AD%90" title="戒箍子 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="戒箍子" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim-ch%E1%B9%B3%CC%81" title="Kim-chṳ́ – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kim-chṳ́" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%98%EC%A7%80" title="반지 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="반지" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zobe" title="Zobe – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Zobe" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB" title="Մատանի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մատանի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80" title="अंगूठी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="अंगूठी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pjer%C5%A1%C4%87e%C5%84" title="Pjeršćeń – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Pjeršćeń" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prsten_(nakit)" title="Prsten (nakit) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Prsten (nakit)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_(juvelajo)" title="Ringo (juvelajo) – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Ringo (juvelajo)" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincin" title="Cincin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Cincin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hringur_(skartgripur)" title="Hringur (skartgripur) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Hringur (skartgripur)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anello" title="Anello – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Anello" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%AA" title="טבעת – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טבעת" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali-ali" title="Ali-ali – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Ali-ali" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%89%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B0" title="ಉಂಗುರ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಉಂಗುರ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%AD%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="ბეჭედი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბეჭედი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%B2%D8%AC_(%D8%B2%D8%A0%D9%88%D9%8E%D8%B1)" title="وٲج (زؠوَر) – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="وٲج (زؠوَر)" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D2%AF%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Жүзік – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жүзік" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete" title="Pete – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Pete" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bag" title="Bag – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Bag" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gust%C3%AEl" title="Gustîl – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Gustîl" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BA" title="Шакек – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Шакек" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Var%C3%ABta" title="Varëta – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Varëta" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anulus_(ornamentum)" title="Anulus (ornamentum) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Anulus (ornamentum)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gredzens" title="Gredzens – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Gredzens" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiedas_(papuo%C5%A1alas)" title="Žiedas (papuošalas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žiedas (papuošalas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomp%C9%9B%CC%81t%C9%9B%CC%81" title="Lompɛ́tɛ́ – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Lompɛ́tɛ́" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C5%B1r%C5%B1_(%C3%A9kszer)" title="Gyűrű (ékszer) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Gyűrű (ékszer)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD" title="Прстен – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Прстен" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82_(%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%82)" title="മോതിരം (ആഭരണം) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="മോതിരം (ആഭരണം)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80" title="अंगठी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अंगठी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincin" title="Cincin – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Cincin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C5%AB-c%C4%AB" title="Chiū-cī – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Chiū-cī" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D3%A9%D0%B3%D0%B6" title="Бөгж – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Бөгж" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%BD%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA" title="လက်စွပ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လက်စွပ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_(vatutalei)" title="Mama (vatutalei) – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Mama (vatutalei)" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(sieraad)" title="Ring (sieraad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ring (sieraad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80" title="औँठी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="औँठी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8C%87%E8%BC%AA" title="指輪 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="指輪" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(smykke)" title="Ring (smykke) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ring (smykke)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzuk" title="Uzuk – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Uzuk" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="مندری – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مندری" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%87" title="گوته – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="گوته" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmuckring" title="Schmuckring – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Schmuckring" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier%C5%9Bcie%C5%84_(bi%C5%BCuteria)" title="Pierścień (biżuteria) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pierścień (biżuteria)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anel" title="Anel – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Anel" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inel" title="Inel – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Inel" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siwi" title="Siwi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Siwi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%86%D0%BE_(%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5)" title="Кольцо (украшение) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Кольцо (украшение)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unaza" title="Unaza – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Unaza" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneddu" title="Aneddu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Aneddu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring" title="Ring – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ring" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%DA%8A%D9%8A" title="منڊي – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="منڊي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prste%C5%88" title="Prsteň – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Prsteň" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD_(%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82)" title="Прстен (накит) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Прстен (накит)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prsten_(nakit)" title="Prsten (nakit) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Prsten (nakit)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cingcin" title="Cingcin – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Cingcin" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sormus" title="Sormus – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Sormus" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerring" title="Fingerring – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Fingerring" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" 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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring_Ruby.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ring_Ruby.jpg/300px-Ring_Ruby.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ring_Ruby.jpg/450px-Ring_Ruby.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Ring_Ruby.jpg/600px-Ring_Ruby.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ruby" title="Ruby">Ruby</a> ring</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>ring</b> is a round band, usually made of <a href="/wiki/Metal" title="Metal">metal</a>, worn as ornamental <a href="/wiki/Jewellery" title="Jewellery">jewelry</a>. The term "ring" by itself denotes jewellery worn on the finger; when worn as an ornament elsewhere, the body part is specified within the term, e.g., earrings, <a href="/wiki/Neck_ring" title="Neck ring">neck rings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arm_ring" title="Arm ring">arm rings</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Toe_ring" title="Toe ring">toe rings</a>. Rings fit snugly around or in the part of the body they <a href="/wiki/Ornament_(art)" title="Ornament (art)">ornament</a>, so bands worn loosely, like a <a href="/wiki/Bracelet" title="Bracelet">bracelet</a>, are not rings. Rings may be made of almost any hard material: wood, <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_(geology)" title="Rock (geology)">stone</a>, metal, glass, jade, <a href="/wiki/Gemstone" title="Gemstone">gemstone</a> or plastic. They may be set with gemstones (diamond, <a href="/wiki/Ruby" title="Ruby">ruby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sapphire" title="Sapphire">sapphire</a> or <a href="/wiki/Emerald" title="Emerald">emerald</a>) or with other types of stone or glass. </p><p>Although some people wear rings as mere ornaments or as conspicuous displays of wealth, rings have symbolic functions respecting marriage, exceptional achievement, high status or authority, membership in an organization, and the like. Rings can be made to sport <a href="/wiki/Insignia" title="Insignia">insignia</a> which may be impressed on a wax seal or outfitted with a small compartment in which to conceal things. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring_parts.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Ring_parts.svg/220px-Ring_parts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Ring_parts.svg/330px-Ring_parts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Ring_parts.svg/440px-Ring_parts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="295" data-file-height="330" /></a><figcaption>The parts of a ring: 1) hoop, 2) shoulder, 3) <a href="/wiki/Bezel_(jewellery)" title="Bezel (jewellery)">bezel</a>, and 4) stone or gem in setting or mounting</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancient_India">Ancient India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ancient India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rings<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other types of jewelry including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, bangles and pendants have been discovered from the 3rd millennium BC <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_civilization" class="mw-redirect" title="Indus Valley civilization">Indus Valley civilization</a>. Factories of small beads have been discovered in <a href="/wiki/Lothal" title="Lothal">Lothal</a>, India.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancient_Near_East">Ancient Near East</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ancient Near East"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rings have been found in tombs in <a href="/wiki/Ur" title="Ur">Ur</a> dating back to circa 2500 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-tait23_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tait23-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Hittites" title="Hittites">Hittite civilization</a> produced rings, including signet rings, only a few of which have been discovered.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor31_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor31-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People in <a href="/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Old Kingdom of Egypt">Old Kingdom Egypt</a> wore a variety of rings, of which a few examples have been found, including the famous <a href="/wiki/Scarab_ring" title="Scarab ring">scarab design</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor31_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor31-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rings became more common during the Egyptian <a href="/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Middle Kingdom of Egypt">Middle Kingdom</a>, containing increasingly complex designs.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor31_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor31-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Egyptians made not only metal rings but rings from <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_faience" title="Egyptian faience">faience</a>, some of which were used as new year gifts.<sup id="cite_ref-Ogden60_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ogden60-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Native styles were superseded by Greek and Roman fashions during the <a href="/wiki/Ptolemaic_dynasty" title="Ptolemaic dynasty">Ptolemaic dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor31_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor31-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Archaic_and_classical_Greek">Archaic and classical Greek</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Archaic and classical Greek"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaic Greek rings were to some extent influenced by Egyptian rings, although they tended to be less substantial and were not generally used as working signet rings.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor33_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor33-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As gold was not locally available, rings made in the eastern colonies tended to be made from silver and bronze, while <a href="/wiki/Etruscan_civilization" title="Etruscan civilization">Etruscans</a> used gold.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor33_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor33-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The classical period showed a shift away from bronze to a wider adoption of silver and gold. The most typical design of the period involved a lozenge bezel mounting an <a href="/wiki/Intaglio_(jewellery)" class="mw-redirect" title="Intaglio (jewellery)">intaglio</a> device.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor34_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor34-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over time, the bezel moved towards a more circular form.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor34_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor34-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roman">Roman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Roman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG/220px-Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG/330px-Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG/440px-Rings_from_the_snettisham_jewellers_hoard.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2090" data-file-height="1666" /></a><figcaption>Henig II rings from the <a href="/wiki/Snettisham_Jeweller%27s_Hoard" title="Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard">Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard</a></figcaption></figure> <p>During the early and middle <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">imperial era</a> (first two centuries AD), a typical Roman ring consisted of a thick hoop that tapered directly into a slightly wider bezel.<sup id="cite_ref-johns42_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-johns42-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An engraved oval gem would be embedded within the bezel with the top of the gem only rising slightly above the surrounding ring material.<sup id="cite_ref-johns42_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-johns42-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such rings are known as Henig II and III/Guiraud 2 in formal academic parlance or simply as Roman rings to modern jewellers.<sup id="cite_ref-johns42_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-johns42-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general, Roman rings became more elaborate in the third and fourth centuries AD.<sup id="cite_ref-johns48_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-johns48-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germanic">Germanic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Germanic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rings_in_early_Germanic_cultures" title="Rings in early Germanic cultures">Rings in early Germanic cultures</a></div> <p>Rings were highly important in <a href="/wiki/Early_Germanic_culture" title="Early Germanic culture">early Germanic cultures</a>, being worn variously on arms, fingers and necks. They had a central role in the interconnected roles of swearing oaths, affirming loyalty through gifting, and in financial transactions.<sup id="cite_ref-Simek_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simek-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jarman_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jarman-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They further feature prominently in Germanic mythology and legend and are widely distributed in the archaeological record, being frequently found across the Germanic-speaking world between the <a href="/wiki/Migration_Period" title="Migration Period">Migration Period</a> and into the <a href="/wiki/Viking_Age" title="Viking Age">Viking Age</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Simek_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simek-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_and_Late_Middle_Ages_in_Europe">High and Late Middle Ages in Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: High and Late Middle Ages in Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During this period, it was fashionable for several rings to be worn on each hand and each finger. Rings during this period were mostly made from copper-based alloys, silver or gold.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell72_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell72-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gems became common after 1150, along with the belief that certain gems had the power to help or protect the wearer in various ways.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell72_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell72-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Engraved rings were produced using <a href="/wiki/Lombardic_capitals" title="Lombardic capitals">Lombardic script</a> until around 1350, when it was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Blackletter" title="Blackletter">Gothic script</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell72_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell72-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the inscriptions were devotional, others romantic in nature.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell72_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell72-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Campbell92_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell92-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For romantic inscriptions, French was the language of choice.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell92_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell92-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An increasing use of contracts and other documents requiring formal seals meant that <a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">signet rings</a> became more important from the 13th century onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-Campbell72_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Campbell72-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ring_location">Ring location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ring location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG/220px-Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG/330px-Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG/440px-Anneau_episcopal_cluny.JPG 2x" data-file-width="801" data-file-height="599" /></a><figcaption>Episcopal rings for bishops and archbishops. (<a href="/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_national_du_Moyen_%C3%82ge" class="mw-redirect" title="Musée national du Moyen Âge">Musée national du Moyen Âge</a>, <a href="/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Cluny" class="mw-redirect" title="Hôtel de Cluny">hôtel de Cluny</a>, Paris)</figcaption></figure> <p>Each finger had a symbolic association or meaning (most of which were lost in antiquity and varied with culture) for the placement of a ring, significant to observers. </p><p>The fourth digit or <a href="/wiki/Ring_finger" title="Ring finger">ring finger</a> of the left hand has become the customary place to wear betrothal, engagement and wedding rings in much of the world, though in certain countries the right hand finger is used.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This custom was practically established as norm during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of the fourth finger of the left hand (the 'ring finger') is associated with an old belief that the left hand's ring finger is connected by a vein directly to the heart: the <i><a href="/wiki/Vena_amoris" title="Vena amoris">vena amoris</a></i>, or vein of love. This idea was in vogue in the 16th and 17th century England, when <a href="/wiki/Henry_Swinburne_(lawyer)" title="Henry Swinburne (lawyer)">Henry Swinburne</a> referred to it in his book about marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be traced to <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">ancient Rome</a>, when <a href="/wiki/Aulus_Gellius" title="Aulus Gellius">Aulus Gellius</a> cited <a href="/wiki/Appianus" class="mw-redirect" title="Appianus">Appianus</a> as saying that the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">ancient Egyptians</a> had found a fine nerve linking the fourth finger to the heart.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Occasionally rings have been re-purposed to hang from bracelets or necklaces.<sup id="cite_ref-Church55_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Church55-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Signet_ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Signet ring">signet ring</a> is traditionally worn on the left pinky or little finger.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Birthstone" title="Birthstone">birthstone</a> ring and/or "birthday" stone ring is customarily worn on the first finger of the right hand and indicates respectively the month and day of the week in and on which the bearer was born. </p><p>Amulet rings, meaningful for various purposes from protection (pentacle rings) to augmenting personal attributes (wisdom, confidence, social status etc.), are worn on various fingers, often depending on the intent of the ring's design or attributes of the stone inset. Although it has been thought that amulet rings worn on specific fingers for specific purposes enhanced their powers, most people simply wear them on any finger on which they fit. </p><p>Thumb rings were originally worn to protect the thumb from injuries caused by the launching of arrows and are a sign of an <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archer</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Size">Size</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ring_size" title="Ring size">Ring size</a></div> <p>While the <a href="/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization" title="International Organization for Standardization">ISO</a> standard defines ring size in terms of the inner circumference (measured in millimeters), various countries still use traditional sizing systems. Sizing beads, which functionally reduce the ring size, are small metal beads added to the inner surface of a ring to hold it in place against the finger; they have the advantage of being easily added or removed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Styles">Styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After several thousand years of ring manufacture, the total number of styles produced is vast. Even cataloging the rings of a single civilization, such as the Romans, presents a major challenge. As a result, the following list should be considered to be very limited. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ring </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Usage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Acrostic_ring" title="Acrostic ring">Acrostic ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg/120px-Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg/180px-Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg/240px-Regards_acrostic_ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring on which gemstones are arranged to spell a word or name with the gemstones' initials in an <a href="/wiki/Acrostic" title="Acrostic">acrostic</a> style. Often, sentimental words such as 'dearest' and 'regards' or 'regard' are used. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aqeeq" title="Aqeeq">Aqiq ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg/120px-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg/180px-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_Ebrahim_Raisi_11_-_ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="194" /></a></span> </td> <td>A <a href="/wiki/Carnelian" title="Carnelian">carnelian</a> or agate ring worn by some Muslims in imitation of <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birthstone" title="Birthstone">Birthstone</a> ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg/120px-Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg/180px-Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg/240px-Poetry_-_gold_ring_with_large_ruby_-_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1666" data-file-height="1250" /></a></span> </td> <td>Usually a slender, simple ring (sometimes consisting of a band), set with the wearer's birthstone or the birthstone of the wearer's spouse. Such birthstone rings as the Mother's ring can be worn set with various birthstones. Some couples wear birthstones set with a wedding anniversary month birthstone as well as other commemorative stones. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameo_(carving)" title="Cameo (carving)">Cameo (carving)</a> ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG/120px-Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG/180px-Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG/240px-Cameo_ring_bm_2022.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3088" data-file-height="2532" /></a></span> </td> <td>A plain hoop mounted by a table setting, into which is affixed a carved cameo. This ring style is exceedingly ancient and was more commonly worn by men than women. Ancient cameos depicted pagan gods, Christian saints and even self-portraits. Multi-coloured stone and often marble or porphyry was most desirable, as it produced a striped, layered or three-dimensional effect. The modern cameo ring usually shows the profile of a goddess or a Roman soldier. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Championship_ring" title="Championship ring">Championship ring</a> a.k.a. sports ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kastenring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kastenring.jpg/120px-Kastenring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kastenring.jpg/180px-Kastenring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kastenring.jpg/240px-Kastenring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="571" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring presented to members of winning teams in professional sports leagues as well as college tournaments in the Americas. The best known of these are the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_ring" title="Super Bowl ring">Super Bowl ring</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a>. Also, in professional American sports leagues—such as the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB)—the runners-up of the league championship game/series are awarded a ring, being the champion of their conference (sub-league). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claddagh_ring" title="Claddagh ring">Claddagh ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Claddaghring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Claddaghring.jpg/120px-Claddaghring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Claddaghring.jpg/180px-Claddaghring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Claddaghring.jpg/240px-Claddaghring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>An Irish friendship, courtship or engagement ring. It is traditionally used to indicate the state of romantic availability. In recent times it is commonly worn as a wedding ring. In centuries past, this ring was bequeathed from a mother to daughter, though men also wore it. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Class_ring" title="Class ring">Class ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_Ring.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Class_Ring.JPG/120px-Class_Ring.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Class_Ring.JPG/180px-Class_Ring.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Class_Ring.JPG/240px-Class_Ring.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1811" /></a></span> </td> <td>Worn by students and alumni in commemoration of their graduation. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cocktail ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg/120px-Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg/180px-Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg/240px-Blue_Moon_-_silver_ring_with_large_Mabe-pearl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1875" /></a></span> </td> <td>An oversized ladies' ring with a large center stone often surrounded by tiny stones. Nearly any oversized ladies' ring may be termed "cocktail". This is the most common type of costume jewellery ring and is also known as a <i>cluster ring</i>, <i>statement ring</i> and/or <i>dinner ring</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doctoral_ring" title="Doctoral ring">Doctoral ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG/120px-Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG/180px-Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG/240px-Doktorsring_Uppsala_filfak.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td>A gold ring worn by a scholar who earns a doctoral degree at a Danish or Swedish university. In America it is common for priests who have earned their doctorate in theology to wear such a ring on the ring finger of their right hand. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_ring" title="Ecclesiastical ring">Ecclesiastical ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg/120px-Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg/180px-Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg/240px-Ring_of_the_Archbishop_Albero_von_Montreuil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="597" /></a></span> </td> <td>A religious ring, either of authority for clerics or as some other special religious symbol. When worn by bishops or higher-ranking priests, it is called "Episcopal ring". </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elephant_hair_ring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elephant hair ring (page does not exist)">Elephant hair ring</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>A ring made from fallen elephant tail hair worn in the belief that it will provide the wearer with protection.<sup id="cite_ref-Greene_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greene-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Engagement_ring" title="Engagement ring">Engagement ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg/120px-Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg/180px-Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg/240px-Wedding_and_Engagement_Rings_2151px.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2151" data-file-height="1815" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring was given to and worn by a woman signifying her engagement to be married. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eternity_ring" title="Eternity ring">Eternity ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eternity_ring_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Eternity_ring_1.jpg/120px-Eternity_ring_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Eternity_ring_1.jpg/180px-Eternity_ring_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Eternity_ring_1.jpg/240px-Eternity_ring_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring symbolizing eternity with a partner. These are often given in lieu of engagement rings, as when former UK Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> purchased one for his wife (as a recompense for not having originally proposed to her with an engagement ring).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Eye ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg/120px-Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg/180px-Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg/240px-Eye_Miniature_MET_257496.jpg 2x" data-file-width="680" data-file-height="603" /></a></span> </td> <td>Also called a "Lover's eye ring". Popularised in 1784, when the Prince Regent (later <a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">George IV</a>) fell for <a href="/wiki/Maria_Fitzherbert" title="Maria Fitzherbert">Maria Fitzherbert</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fede_ring" title="Fede ring">Fede ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg/120px-European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg/180px-European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg/240px-European_-_Ring_with_Clasped_Right_Hands_-_Walters_571636.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1621" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring style featuring two clasped hands. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Finger_armor_ring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finger armor ring (page does not exist)">Finger armor ring</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bague_armure" class="extiw" title="fr:Bague armure">fr</a>]</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bague_d%27armes.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bague_d%27armes.JPG/120px-Bague_d%27armes.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bague_d%27armes.JPG/180px-Bague_d%27armes.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bague_d%27armes.JPG/240px-Bague_d%27armes.JPG 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="1065" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring style which spans from the base of the finger to just below the fingernail or middle of the second joint. This type of ring includes a bending joint. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gay Pride ring (a.k.a. "Rainbow ring") </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg/120px-Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg/180px-Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg/240px-Same_Sex_Marriage-02-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="290" /></a></span> </td> <td>Representing gay pride, a ring which is usually a band, either set with seven stones or inlaid with seven enamelled lines, in the seven colours representing the <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)">Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)</a>. In decades past, a stone-set ring worn on the right hand ring finger or the pinky of either hand represented a call for gay equality.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Giardinetti_ring&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Giardinetti ring (page does not exist)">Giardinetti ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG/120px-Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG/180px-Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG/240px-Giardinetti_ring_ashmolean.JPG 2x" data-file-width="959" data-file-height="795" /></a></span> </td> <td>Italian for 'little garden' a design which features an openwork bezel containing multiple small stones.<sup id="cite_ref-ashGiardinetti_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashGiardinetti-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was most prominent in the second half of the 18th century.<sup id="cite_ref-ashGiardinetti_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashGiardinetti-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gimmal_ring" title="Gimmal ring">Gimmal ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG/120px-Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG/180px-Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG/240px-Gimmal_ring_british_museum.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="1480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ring made of 2 or 3 hoops that are hinged at the back and meant to interlock and open; popular for betrothals in 16th- and 17th-century Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td>Guard ring (a.k.a. ring-guard) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg/120px-Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg/180px-Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg/240px-Inca_-_gold_ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2500" /></a></span> </td> <td>A slender, slightly tighter-fitting ring designed to be placed on the finger after a large/loose ring, to prevent slippage and ring loss.<sup id="cite_ref-gansicke_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gansicke-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron_Ring" title="Iron Ring">Iron Ring</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Engineer%27s_Ring" title="Engineer's Ring">Engineer's Ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg/120px-Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg/180px-Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg/240px-Canadian_Engineer_Iron_Ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="909" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ring worn by American and Canadian engineers, after swearing the <a href="/wiki/Engineer%27s_Ring#The_Obligation_of_The_Engineer" title="Engineer's Ring">Engineer's Oath</a>. This is often in the form of a crudely worked piece of iron; modern rings tend to be sleek steel, some with etched geometric designs. The ring is meant to be worn on the pinky (little) finger of the dominant hand at all times. This ring has been loosely associated with Rudyard Kipling. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Key_ring_(finger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Key ring (finger) (page does not exist)">Key ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Key_IMG_4319.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Key_IMG_4319.JPG/120px-Key_IMG_4319.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Key_IMG_4319.JPG/180px-Key_IMG_4319.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Key_IMG_4319.JPG/240px-Key_IMG_4319.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2808" data-file-height="2808" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring with a key mounted on the bezel. Used by the Romans as both a means of carrying a key to their family valuables chest and to demonstrate their status within the family.<sup id="cite_ref-O122113_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O122113-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Memento mori ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG/120px-Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG/180px-Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG/240px-Memento_mori_ring_Norwich.JPG 2x" data-file-width="936" data-file-height="936" /></a></span> </td> <td>Largely dating from the 16th to the 17th centuries, memento rings featured a skull and the inscription <i>Memento Mori</i> ("Remember Death") sometimes combined with other features.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor76_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor76-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Midi ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Loreen_wearing_midi_rings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Loreen_wearing_midi_rings.jpg/120px-Loreen_wearing_midi_rings.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Loreen_wearing_midi_rings.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="166" data-file-height="166" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring worn above the knuckle.<sup id="cite_ref-freer_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freer-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mood_ring" title="Mood ring">Mood ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moodring1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Moodring1.jpg/120px-Moodring1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Moodring1.jpg/180px-Moodring1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Moodring1.jpg/240px-Moodring1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td>A novelty ring which changes colour in response to body temperature, using a <a href="/wiki/Thermochromism" title="Thermochromism">thermochromic</a> liquid crystal. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mother's ring </td> <td> </td> <td>A ring worn by a mother displaying the <a href="/wiki/Birthstone" title="Birthstone">birthstone</a> of each of her children, and sometimes including those of the mother and father.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mourning_ring" title="Mourning ring">Mourning ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mourning_ring_nms.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mourning_ring_nms.JPG/120px-Mourning_ring_nms.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mourning_ring_nms.JPG/180px-Mourning_ring_nms.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mourning_ring_nms.JPG/240px-Mourning_ring_nms.JPG 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="388" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring worn in memory of someone who has died.<sup id="cite_ref-tait239_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tait239-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also commonly called a "memorial ring". Use attested from at least the 14th century AD to the late 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-tait239_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tait239-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Multi-finger ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring_with_wing-1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ring_with_wing-1.JPG/120px-Ring_with_wing-1.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ring_with_wing-1.JPG/180px-Ring_with_wing-1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ring_with_wing-1.JPG/240px-Ring_with_wing-1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2979" data-file-height="1678" /></a></span> </td> <td>Two or more laterally conjoined rings, designed to be worn on two, three, or four fingers;<sup id="cite_ref-erlanger_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erlanger-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> popularized by <a href="/wiki/Hip-hop" title="Hip-hop">hip-hop</a> culture.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Penannular ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fig_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fig_10.jpg/120px-Fig_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fig_10.jpg/180px-Fig_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Fig_10.jpg/240px-Fig_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>Found in gold or gilded metal from <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age_Britain" title="Bronze Age Britain">Bronze Age Britain</a>, these small thick incomplete circles are the wrong size and shape to be finger-rings and were probably worn as nose or ear-rings or attached to the hair or clothing.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Poison_ring" title="Poison ring">Poison ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Poison_ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Poison_ring.jpg/120px-Poison_ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Poison_ring.jpg/180px-Poison_ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Poison_ring.jpg/240px-Poison_ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2889" data-file-height="2975" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring consisting of a bezel with a compartment. Despite the name they were probably more commonly used to hold things like perfume or romantic keepsakes.<sup id="cite_ref-hix_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hix-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Posie_ring" title="Posie ring">Posie ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg/120px-Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg/180px-Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg/240px-Medieval_gold_posy_ring_2005T99.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="728" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring with a lengthy inscription on its outer surface. These were commonly used as engagement and wedding rings. Also referred to as "posy" or "poesy" rings in reference to the line of poetry most commonly used in the inscription. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portrait" title="Portrait">Portrait</a> ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav,_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif/lossy-page1-120px-Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif/lossy-page1-180px-Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif/lossy-page1-240px-Ring_med_Karl_X_Gustav%2C_1650-tal_-_Livrustkammaren_-_97892.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2792" data-file-height="2792" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ring with a small portrait, most common during the 17th century </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pre-engagement_ring" title="Pre-engagement ring">Pre-engagement ring</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>A small, inexpensive ring given to a partner, signifying the promise not to court anyone else.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prison_ring" title="Prison ring">Prison ring</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>A typically plastic ring fashioned by hand in prisons.<sup id="cite_ref-Grasso94_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grasso94-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pre-engagement_ring" title="Pre-engagement ring">Promise ring</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>A ring worn to remind a person of a promise. These evolved in conjunction with wedding and religious vow rings in the sense that the ring represented the vow/promise. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Purity_ring" title="Purity ring">Purity ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chastity_ring.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Chastity_ring.JPG/120px-Chastity_ring.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Chastity_ring.JPG/180px-Chastity_ring.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Chastity_ring.JPG/240px-Chastity_ring.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td>A symbol of virginity and a vow to keep virginity in some religious cultures. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_ring" title="Puzzle ring">Puzzle ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg/120px-Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg/180px-Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg/240px-Puzzle_ring_solved.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Interlocking rings forming a single band. A famous example is the classic Cartier "Trinity" wedding ring. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosary_ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosary ring">Rosary ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ringrosary.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Ringrosary.JPG/120px-Ringrosary.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Ringrosary.JPG/180px-Ringrosary.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Ringrosary.JPG/240px-Ringrosary.JPG 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="623" /></a></span> </td> <td>Also known as a <b>Decade ring</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-ash1_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ash1-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ring worn around the finger with 10 indentations (or protrusions) and a cross as a bezel, representing one decade of a rosary. The rings are used to keep track of place in the prayer by rotating the ring on a finger and feeling the marks. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sewing_ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewing ring">Sewing ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Late_medieval_ring_thimble_(FindID_152522).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg/120px-Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg/180px-Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg/240px-Late_medieval_ring_thimble_%28FindID_152522%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="918" data-file-height="828" /></a></span> </td> <td>An early form of <a href="/wiki/Thimble" title="Thimble">thimble</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Signet_ring" class="mw-redirect" title="Signet ring">Signet ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG/120px-Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG/180px-Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG/240px-Baronnet-signet-ring.JPG 2x" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="718" /></a></span> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png/120px-Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png/180px-Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png/240px-Kalitwi%C5%84ski_h._Na%C5%82%C4%99cz_ring_2.png 2x" data-file-width="2163" data-file-height="2162" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td>An emblematic ring, often bearing a family coat of arms, some of which are fit for use to imprint a wax <a href="/wiki/Seal_(device)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seal (device)">seal</a>. In the event a seal or at least a representation of a seal is on the ring, it is called a "<a href="/wiki/Seal_(device)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seal (device)">seal</a> ring". The signet may bear anything from a custom-designed <a href="/wiki/Escutcheon_(heraldry)" title="Escutcheon (heraldry)">escutcheon</a> to simple initials, in which case it is known as an <i>initial ring</i>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_ring" title="Sovereign ring">Sovereign ring</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>A large solid gold ring set with a <a href="/wiki/Gold_sovereign" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold sovereign">gold sovereign</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/SS-Ehrenring" title="SS-Ehrenring">SS-Ehrenring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg/120px-Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg/180px-Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg/240px-Schwarz_SS-Totenkopfring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span> </td> <td>Nazi "honor ring" or "ring of honor". A plain silver band decorated with a death's head. Awarded to members of the Nazi SS (Schutzstaffel). A similar ring (in the form of a death's head) was also favored by the SS-SD (Schutzstaffel-Sicherheitsdienst) and was very secretive in design. There were in fact several different award rings during the Third Reich.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Technology ring </td> <td> </td> <td>The Technology ring is worn in Canada by certified engineering and applied science technologists and technicians.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like an <a href="/wiki/Iron_Ring" title="Iron Ring">Iron Ring</a>, it is worn on the little finger of the working (dominant) hand. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thumb_ring" title="Thumb ring">Thumb ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg/120px-WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg/180px-WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg/240px-WLA_vanda_jade_thumb_ring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2385" data-file-height="1901" /></a></span> </td> <td>Originally thumb rings were used as an <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a> implement, mainly in eastern styles of archery. Thumb rings are an ancient custom. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Watch ring </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RingWatch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/RingWatch.png/120px-RingWatch.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/RingWatch.png/180px-RingWatch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/RingWatch.png/240px-RingWatch.png 2x" data-file-width="1828" data-file-height="1528" /></a></span> </td> <td>A small watch fashioned to be worn as a ring.<sup id="cite_ref-turner_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turner-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wedding_ring" title="Wedding ring">Wedding ring</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Weddingring.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Weddingring.JPG/120px-Weddingring.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Weddingring.JPG/180px-Weddingring.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Weddingring.JPG/240px-Weddingring.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a></span> </td> <td>A ring presented at the time of marriage to signify espousal and marital commitment. Originally worn only by women, it is now common for both spouses to wear such a ring. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_rings">Notable rings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notable rings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:One_Ring_Blender_Render.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/One_Ring_Blender_Render.png/220px-One_Ring_Blender_Render.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/One_Ring_Blender_Render.png/330px-One_Ring_Blender_Render.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/One_Ring_Blender_Render.png/440px-One_Ring_Blender_Render.png 2x" data-file-width="1945" data-file-height="1824" /></a><figcaption> The fictional <a href="/wiki/One_Ring" title="One Ring">One Ring</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_and_current">Historical and current</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Historical and current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iffland-Ring" title="Iffland-Ring">Iffland-Ring</a>, held by a series of German-language actors since the 18th century, presently held by German actor <a href="/wiki/Jens_Harzer" title="Jens Harzer">Jens Harzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans-Reinhart-Ring" title="Hans-Reinhart-Ring">Hans-Reinhart-Ring</a>, a Swiss theatre award</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_the_Fisherman" title="Ring of the Fisherman">Ring of the Fisherman</a>, the signet ring of the Pope</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chequers_Ring" title="Chequers Ring">Chequers Ring</a>, a ring that belonged to <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth I of England">Elizabeth I of England</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mythology_and_folklore">Mythology and folklore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Mythology and folklore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mythological_objects#Rings" title="List of mythological objects">List of mythological objects § Rings</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Gyges" title="Ring of Gyges">Ring of Gyges</a>, a legendary ring of invisibility, mentioned by Plato</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andvaranaut" title="Andvaranaut">Andvaranaut</a>, a cursed ring that can find gold in Norse mythology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_ring" title="Magic ring">Magic ring</a>, a ring that has magical properties</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draupnir" title="Draupnir">Draupnir</a>, a self-multiplying gold ring in Norse mythology</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiction">Fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/One_Ring" title="One Ring">One Ring</a>, from J. R. R. Tolkien's works such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hobbit" title="The Hobbit">The Hobbit</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings" title="The Lord of the Rings">The Lord of the Rings</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Safety">Safety</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Finger_ring_cutter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Finger_ring_cutter.jpg/170px-Finger_ring_cutter.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Finger_ring_cutter.jpg/255px-Finger_ring_cutter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Finger_ring_cutter.jpg/340px-Finger_ring_cutter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>A jeweler using a ring cutter to remove a stuck ring. The cutter has a guard placed under the ring, and a circular saw blade is turned by hand to cut the ring.</figcaption></figure> <p>Wearing a ring can in some cases be a safety concern, when the ring is made of a material stronger than the hand, fully encircles the digit, and catches onto an immovable object. This can result in serious injury (<a href="/wiki/Degloving" title="Degloving">degloving</a>), <a href="/wiki/Amputation" title="Amputation">amputation</a>, or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_avulsion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ring avulsion (page does not exist)">ring avulsion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some recommend specifically not to use a ring while operating machinery or playing sports. </p><p>If a ring catches on rotating machinery, or the ring of a falling person catches on a stationary object, the wearer may suffer injury. For these reasons, some workplaces require employees to remove their rings temporarily while performing certain tasks or when in certain areas of a workplace. Despite the ring's symbolic appeal as a solid band around the finger, modern jewelers are sometimes known to modify rings such that, at worst, they only tear the flesh of the wearer's finger in cases like those above-mentioned.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Such "breakaway" modifications have not yet achieved popularity as standard designs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg/220px-Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg/330px-Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg/440px-Removal_of_ring_from_digit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1017" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>A method of removing a ring</figcaption></figure> <p>If the area near a ring is injured, the ring is removed immediately, before the injury starts to swell.<sup id="cite_ref-HLBC_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLBC-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pulling rings off forcefully may worsen the swelling. Relaxation, elevation, icing, lubrication, and rotating the ring as if unscrewing it may help. If these methods do not work, it may be possible to remove the ring by temporarily wrapping the finger with a slick string (such as dental floss), passing the inner end of the thread under the ring, and then unwrapping it, pushing the ring ahead of the unwrapping string. Failing that, a doctor may remove it by other methods.<sup id="cite_ref-HLBC_removing_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLBC_removing-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_types">Other types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ring_(jewellery)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arm_ring" title="Arm ring">Arm rings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earring" title="Earring">Earring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakute" title="Kakute">Kakute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck_ring" title="Neck ring">Neck rings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinky_ring" title="Pinky ring">Pinky ring</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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