Rings

What already annoyed Pliny about ring fashion

In the 1st century AD, rings were part of the standard wardrobe of Roman women from the urban middle class. Pliny the Elder noted with unmistakable irritation that the finger ring had changed from an aristocratic privilege into a piece of jewelry for everyone. It is precisely this democratized ring fashion that this collection represents: handcrafted brass rings with a granulated look, based on an original type from Pompeii. Genuine natural stone, real freshwater pearl.

  • Original type: Beaded ring based on examples from Pompeii, 1st century AD
  • Adjustable: fits various finger sizes
  • Real stones: green aventurine quartzite or white freshwater pearl.
  • Suitable as a gift: historically documented form with a story to tell.

If you are looking for a ring that comes with a story, you are in the right place.

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From the Etruscan workshop fire to a Pompeian jewelry box

Granulation technique in detail: Pompeii ring with green aventurine cabochon on wood | Der Römer Shop

Granulation – a technique already mastered by the Etruscans

Who invented the trick of placing tiny gold beads on a ring in such a way that no soldering seam remains visible? The answer leads to Etruria, in the 7th century BC. In the workshops of Cerveteri and Vetulonia, goldsmiths melted tiny droplets from gold filings, caught them on charcoal dust and attached them to ring bands, pendants and bracelets.
The Romans adopted the technique, simplified it for mass production in bronze and brass and brought it to every market stall in the imperial capital during the early Empire. What began as the sacred craftsmanship of the Etruscan nobility became everyday jewelry for the Roman middle class.

A jewelry box from Pompeii tells its own story

In the buried houses of Pompeii – for example in the Casa del Menandro – archaeologists of the 19th and 20th centuries repeatedly found the same thing: small wooden boxes with charred remains, in which a woman’s remnants of gold, bronze rings, beads and gemstones had been kept. This was the typical inventory of a middle-class household. Granulated bead rings with cabochon stones were part of the standard equipment. They were not luxury items, but natural everyday jewelry, worn by merchants’ wives, freedwomen and Romanized provincial women.
While Pliny the Elder sat at his writing desk in Misenum lamenting the decline of old morals, the women of his city continued to wear their rings undisturbed. The myth of the gold ring as a senatorial privilege had long since become history by his time: the ius anuli aurei, once indeed an aristocratic right of the Republic, had been expanded so extensively under Emperors Tiberius and Claudius that practically every respectable citizen could lay claim to it. The rings in this collection pick up precisely this fashion: not senatorial gold, but the affordable bead ring of the Pompeian middle class.

Three Rings, One Story


Rings, all made of brass, all connected to the 1st century AD. This focus is no coincidence, but a strength. Anyone buying here receives pieces of jewelry that belong together – in form, history, and color. The two Pompeii variants share the same shape and find context and differ only in the stone. They can be worn individually, combined in pairs, or presented together as a small collection.

  • Genuine natural stone: green aventurine quartzite or white freshwater pearl, no plastic.
  • Documented ring type: granulated beaded hoop from the Pompeii find context, 1st century AD.
  • Adjustable: open hoop, fits different finger sizes.
  • Suitable as a set: two Pompeii variants share the same shape and differ only in the stone.

Particularly suitable as a gift. The aventurine ring is a colorful eye-catcher for younger recipients or for anyone who loves rich green. The Pompeii pearl ring is the understated version: subtle, classic, and always appropriate. The Servilia ring with pearl is the elegant version, slightly more refined, slightly more striking, and ideal for special occasions. Anyone looking for a gift for a Latin teacher, a history student, or a family member with an appreciation for jewelry — a gift that has something to tell — will find here a selection with history.

Rings that belong together like chapters of the same book.

Pompeji-Ring-Set: Aventurin und Süßwasserperle in identischer Kugelreif-Form | Der Römer Shop
Hand mit Pompeji-Aventurin-Ring auf einem aufgeschlagenen Buch im Tageslicht | Der Römer Shop

Who might this ring mean something to?


Sometimes, a piece of jewelry immediately makes you think of a particular person. With the Pompeii ring, it is often the same ones: the Latin teacher with the clever sense of humor. The friend who travels to Italy every year and is interested in the history behind the stones. The mother who reads ancient literature but rarely owns jewelry with a story. The daughter who has just completed her first Cicero translation.


Or perhaps for yourself?

Sometimes the answer is closer than expected. Perhaps for someone who does not want to experience ancient culture only in books, but wants to carry a small piece of it with them. Or for someone whose jewelry drawer is full of pieces that all come from the same season and who is looking for something that is older than any fashion trend.


If a name came to mind while reading this, the ring has already found a finger.

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