Ring Collection (page 12)

Bronze Age. Belt ornaments, arm rings, a neck ring. Fardal
Prehistory. Art. Metal Age. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments, arm rings, a neck ring. from a gravel hill at Fardal, central Jutland. 900-700 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Jews in traditional dress. Engraving
Jewish community. 18th century. Jews in traditional dress. Three of them are marked by a yellow ring to know they were Jews. Engraving

Fragments from colossal emperor statues of Trajan and Hadria
Roman Art. Asia Minor. Turkey. Fragments from colossal emperor statues of Trajan and Hadrian. Hand. Marble. It comes from Trajaneum (Pergamon), 114-138 A.D. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Etruscan jewellery. 7th century BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Maria Antonia Gonzaga Caracciolo by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Portrait of Maria Antonia Gonzaga Caracciolo (1795). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Mary I of England (1516-1558). Queen of England and Ireland. Portrait by Antonio Moro. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song in waltz time, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, featured by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. 1934

Caricature of Charles Reade, novelist and dramatist
Caricature of Charles Reade (1814-1884), novelist and dramatist. Multum-in-Parvo Champion. An author of few words, but many grievances. 1882

Caricature of George Sanger, circus proprietor
Caricature of George Sanger (1825-1911), English showman and circus proprietor. 1881

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Pug the Boxer. circa 1930s

Illuminated manuscript style New Year card, with gothic lettering, verse and flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Woman police officer working at a police station, helping a woman visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1970s

Waifs and Strays Home, Brighton - Ring o Roses
Children play ring o roses at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Egremont Place, Brighton. Date: circa 1900

Women wearing Lip-rings
Two women from Manganja tribe wearing lip-rings (pelele). When girls are very young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose, and a small pin inserted to prevent the orifice from closing

Hands and flowers on a romantic greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Railway Ring Gears
These giant ring gears transmit power from electric motors to the driving wheels on the new passenger locomotives between New York and Washington D.C. U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Mary Brian (1906 - 2002), American actress and movie star who made the transition from silent films to sound films

Advert for Mappin & Webb quality jewellery 1938
Gifts of fine quality jewellery. 1938

Swedish Rites of Spring
Swedish girls dancing in a ring, a spring custom. Date: early 1930s

Josef Spaun
JOSEF SPAUN One of Schuberts greatest friends, dating from time spent together at the Imperial Konvikt school in Vienna. Date: 1790 - 1856

Circus Elephant / Chaos
A circus elephant runs amok with with one of the performers sitting astride his trunk. The ring-masters top hat gets a soaking. Date: 1928

Sewing / Faggotting
Faggotting, the decorative joining of two pieces of cloth, to form a lacy opening, often worked on cotton, lace and silk. Date: 1930s

The marriage of King Harold II
The marriage of Saxon King Harold II with Aldyth (Ealdgyth), widow of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and sister to Edwin and Morcar. Date: 1066

Groom & Best Man
The best man (left) and the rather nervous-looking groom arrive at the church and show that they have the brides ring safe and sound. Date: 1970s

Thomas Winter, Boxer
Thomas Winter, or Tom Spring, became Englands heavyweight champion in 1818. He was nicknamed the " Light Tapper" because of his silky footwork Date: (1795 - 1851)

Carmen Miranda
CARMEN MIRANDA Brazilian singer shown here with ostrich plumes on her head and an enormous ring on her finger; also photographs of Benny Goodman & Alice Faye Date: 1909 - 1955

Lunar Phenomenon 1893
Light phenomena in the Polar night : moon-ring with vertical axis through the Moon Date: 22 November 1893

Anne Grant / Wt Fry
ANNE GRANT nee MACVICAR Scottish writer Date: 1755 - 1838

Thos Cranmer / W Holl
THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury Date: 1489 - 1556

Giammaria Cecchi / Meucci
GIAMMARIA CECCHI Florentine poet and comic dramatist Date: 1517 - 1587

Annie Besant / Ilz 1933
ANNIE BESANT English theosophist and Indian political leader in old age Date: 1847 - 1933

Annie Besant in 1920
ANNIE BESANT English theosophist and Indian political leader Date: 1847 - 1933

Browning Grove Butler
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet in later life Date: 1812 - 1889

Browning Punch Sambourne
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet in one of Punchs Fancy Portraits, in a satire on his epic poem, The Ring and the Book Date: 1812 - 1889

Trying the Ring for Size
THE RING A shy bride tries it for size Date: 1828

Lord John Russell / Anon
LORD JOHN RUSSELL 1st EARL RUSSELL British Liberal MP in middle age Date: 1792 - 1878

Female Type / Wistful 20C
CONTEMPLATIVE A troubled looking woman looks downwards in a mood of meditation Date: 20th century

Ring of Roses
A ring of roses Date: early 19th century

Folklore / Ring
POLYCRATES, TYRANT OF SAMOS throws a precious ring into the sea, to ward off ill luck, but a fisherman finds it and brings it to him - and soon Polycrates is murdered... Date: circa 515 BC

Boehm Stands by Bust / Spy
JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM British sculptor standing beside a bust Date: 1834 - 1890

Cartoon, The opinion of Saturn, WW1
Cartoon, The opinion of Saturn. The Saturnians contemplate Earth from their rings, and find the sight of war discouraging. Date: 1918

Iraq / Archaeology / Nineveh
Iron artifacts found in excavations at the site of ancient Nineveh. These include a chain, a socketed pick head and ring-mounted hooks. Date: 1874

Betrothal rings 1912
Betrothal, puzzle, posy and true-love rings were usual worn on the third finger. The ring symbolizing a circle implying our repects (or regards)

Advert for J. W Benson jewellery 1904
Selection of Edwardian jewellery available from J. W Benson, Bond Street, London, with monthly payments. Date: 1904

Former boxing champions in a boxing ring
Group photo, former boxing champions in a boxing ring, all dressed in smart suits. Date: circa 1940s

Body Deformation / Lips
Lip-ring of South American native

The Rose and the Ring by Christine Marillier
Promotional postcard for The Rose and the Ring by Christine Marillier. A Musical Fantasy dramatised by the composer from W. M. Thackerays story (1854)

Victorian Scrap - Aladdin rubs the ring and the geni appears. late 19th century

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