Historical rings, wood engravings, published in 1897 - stock illustration

Historical rings: 1+3) Ancient Egyptian glazed clay ring; 2) Golden ring of an ethiopian queen (Roman Empire); 4) Greek bronze ring (8th century BC); 5) Gold ring from Mycenae (12th - 15th centur BC); 6) Gold ring with cut sardonyx (Rome, early imperial period); 7) Ancient Egyptian signet ring with rotatable seal; 8) Greek gold ring (6th century BC); 9) Gilded bronze ring (Roman Empire); 10) Greek ring (4th century BC); 11) Greek gold ring (prosperity period); 12-12a) Roman ring with cameo (during emperor Augustus); 13-15) Etruscan gold rings (5th to 6th century BC); 16) Indian Mirror Ring for women (Bronze); 17) Signet ring of an Indian Brahmin (gold); 18) Anglo-Saxon engagement ring; 19) English amulet ring (15th century); 20) Ring of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (Scotland); 21) Ring of Frederick the Great (Prussia); 22-23) Wedding rings of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora; 24) Ring of Charles I of England. Wood engravings, published in 1897.