Ancient Rings

<p> Ancient finger rings made of base metals and low-grade silver alloys are increasingly being unearthed and sold through a growing assortment of marketplaces worldwide. Reference material on ancient rings has focused mainly on historic and high-end pieces--the precious metals and stones of royalty and the wealthy--while little has been written on the evaluation of common rings. This guide describes their composition structure and imagery thus providing merchants collectors and researchers with a comprehensive reference on these ancient artifacts that until now have gone unexamined.</p>