Ancient Rings: An Illustrated Collector's Guide - Softcover

T.N. Pollio (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476673853 ISBN 13: 9781476673851

Publisher: McFarland, 2018

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

T.N. Pollio is a researcher and historian who lives in East Haven, Connecticut.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476673853
• ISBN 13: 9781476673851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 78