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  2. Seal (emblem) - Wikipedia

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    The wearing of signet rings (from Latin "signum" meaning "sign" or "mark") dates back to ancient Egypt: the seal of a pharaoh is mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Genesis 41:42: "Removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph's hand; he arrayed him in garments of fine linen, and put a gold chain around his neck."

  3. Seal of Solomon - Wikipedia

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    Solomon's seal Talismanic scroll bearing Solomon's Seal, 11th-century Fatimid Caliphate. The Seal of Solomon or Ring of Solomon (Hebrew: חותם שלמה, Ḥotam Shlomo; Arabic: خاتم سليمان, Khātam Sulaymān) is the legendary signet ring attributed to king Solomon in medieval mystical traditions, from which it developed in parallel within Jewish mysticism, Islamic mysticism and ...

  4. Signet - Wikipedia

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    Signet ring, a ring with a seal set into it, typically by leaving an impression in sealing wax; Signet ring cell, a malignant cell type associated with cancers; Signet Books, a book-publishing imprint of the New American Library; Signet Press, a publisher in India. SigneT, a class of racing dinghy, designed in 1961 by Ian Proctor

  5. Minoan seals - Wikipedia

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    A gold signet ring and its impression. Ashmolean Museum. Minoan seals are impression seals in the form of carved gemstones and similar pieces in metal, ivory and other materials produced in the Minoan civilization. They are an important part of Minoan art, and have been found in quantity at specific sites, for example in Knossos, Malia and ...

  6. Pinky ring - Wikipedia

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    A pinky ring is any ring worn on the pinky, or little finger, of either hand. A pinky ring may have special significance conferred by the wearer's office or professional association, but may also may be worn purely for fashion. Signet rings, which hold their own meaning, are often worn on the pinky.

  7. Pylos Combat Agate - Wikipedia

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    It consists of an amygdaloid (almond-shaped) sealstone of banded agate, with gold caps, measuring 3.6 cm in length (1.4 in) and was found alongside four gold signet rings. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Though the site was discovered in 2015, the agate, then covered in calcium carbonate encrustations, would not be revealed until 2017 as other finds from the site ...

  8. Theseus Ring - Wikipedia

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    The Theseus Ring is a gold signet ring that dates back to the 15th-century BC, in the Mycenaean period, though the subject is typical of Minoan art. The ring is gold and measures 2.7 x 1.8 cm. On the ring is a depiction of a bull-leaping scene, which includes a lion to the left and what may be a tree on the

  9. Ecclesiastical ring - Wikipedia

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    The Marianist brothers wear a signet ring representing the vows they made, [17] while the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration wear a ring as part of their religious habit. [18] The Order of Clerks Regular of St. Viator wear a ring and are also permitted, by papal indult, to wear the ring of investiture even during Mass.

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