See our: antique rings.The ring consists of two parts:the circular band called the shank or hoopthe raised part on the front called the bezel, which is often broadened to support a collet for setting a gemstone, or which bears an engraved, stamped orenamelled motif or a seal or a scarab The part that includes the bezel and the set stone is sometimes fit called the chaton.Such rings are of many forms, often depending on the occasion for their use, like acoronation ringbetrothal ringengagement ringwedding ringguard ringkeeper ringcocktail ringmourning ringserjeant ringarchers thumb ringOr depening on the religious significance of the use, like adevotional ringecclesiastical ringpapal ringiconographic ringdecade ringOther such rings are of many shapes and styles, like:browning ringsbunch ringcharm ringcluster ringcoiled ringcoin ringcommemorative ringcrossover ringdouble-hoopfinger ringeternity ringfede ringfinger maskfob ringgiardinetto ringgimmel ringglove ringgrasshopper ringgypsy ringhandkerchief ringinvestiture ringjet ringkey ringlocket ringlover's-knot ringmarquise ringnun's ringpoison ringpolyhedron ringportrait ringposy ringpuzzle ringregard ringscientific ringsnake ringsplit ring (or twin-bezel ring)stirrup ringswivel ringthumb ringtrinity ringwatch ringwidows ringwire ring