The discreet dual-purpose ring has been used since B.C., when Hannibal faced extradition. It is believed that he ingested a poisonous substance. He continued to keep secretions behind the jewels on his fingers. (Recently, poison ring created popularity game of thrones fan theory…)
Didn’t the Victorian era thwart one of its best-kept secrets: illegal love letters? Last will and testament?—To prevent it from falling into the wrong hands by wearing it key In a box containing these items hidden in signet rings and other statement type items.
A small hidden blade can be deadly in the fingers of a skilled (and no doubt beautiful) assassin. These days, it may be used to collect small items. attacker’s DNA.
When you enter the fictional world of James Bond, you will find objects that also function as cameras, Bulletproof glass shatters with just a twist.
The celestial sphere rings as follows. British Museum Collection The Swedish Museum of History (above) serves a more useful purpose. When folded together, the two-part outer hoop and three inner hoops look like a simple gold band. When slipped from the wearer’s fingers, it can fan out a physical model of the longitude and latitude of the heavens.
Art historian Jessica Stewart writes: In the 17th century, rings like the specimen above were “used by astronomers for research and calculations. These gemstones were considered signs of knowledge. Inscriptions and zodiac symbols were often used as decorative elements on bands.”
The orrery ring in the collection of the British Museum is made of soft, high-alloy gold.
Modern astronomers who love jewelry can order an orrery ring from the Brooklyn-based designer for an old-fashioned finger-based calculator that actually works. master of black.
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