A decorative type of ring worn on a woman's toe. Such pieces were worn as jewelry, set with gemstones, especially in France during the Empire period. Exampleswere also made of gold in Ashanti jewelry; some pieces were decorated with zoomorphic subjects made in the round by the cire perdue process.
Toe Ring
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A decorative type of ring worn on a woman's toe. Such pieces were worn as jewelry, set with gemstones, especially in France during the Empire period. Exampleswere also made of gold in Ashanti jewelry; some pieces were decorated with zoomorphic subjects made in the round by the cire perdue process.
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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson
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