Smooth Vintage Carnelian Signet Ring

Carnelian, a variety of red chalcedony, is one of the oldest known stones used in jewelry, with research showing that regularly faceted beads were made of carnelian as early as the 5th millennium BCE. The stone was especially well-loved in Roman jewelry, being carved to create intaglios in signet rings.

Timeless in style, this carnelian signet ring is clearly inspired by its predecessors, thought it only dates as far back as the 1970s. Smooth surfaces and clean, minimalist modelling makes this a perfectly unisex ring, and easy and comfortable to wear on any finger upon which it fits. The smooth blank slate of the flat stone has just enough translucence to showcase the ruddy colour, polished to a shine.

Details:
• 9k yellow gold, with full British hallmarks for London 1979 and a partially obscured maker's mark
• Size 4 1/8 (slightly out of round) and can be resized within one size
• One cushion shaped slab-cut carnelian, 10x8mm
• Face of ring measures 12.3mm wide, 9.5mm across, with a rise of 4.6mm; back of band measures 2.6mm wide and 1.1mm thick
• 3.2g