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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."
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 ...
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 ...
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
Scarabs: an introduction to the study of Egyptian seals and signet rings. London: Archibald Constable. 1906. [6] Scarab-shaped seals. Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire, v. 32. London: A. Constable and Co. 1907. The Timins collection of ancient Egyptian scarabs and cylinder seals. London: Archibald Constable. 1907.
Teissier, B. 1984. Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley. Manufacture and materials. Moorey, R. 1994. Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries, esp. pp. 74–77 (on materials for seals) and pp. 103–106 (on seal cutting) Collon, D. 2005. First Impressions, Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East.
Runic magic – Ancient or modern magic performed with runes or runestones; Seal of Solomon – Signet ring attributed to the Israelite king Solomon; Sigil of Baphomet – Official insignia of the Church of Satan; Sigillum Dei – Seal of God, or Seal of Truth, according to John Dee
Bread stamp depicting Romulus and Remus suckling at the she-wolf (1st century). A signaculum is a general Latin term for a seal or sign produced by a stamp or signet ring, [1] used in modern scholarship in particular reference to Roman lead pipe inscriptions, brick stamps, bread stamps, [2] and the lead "dog tag" of Roman soldiers.