• Move your mouse over any picture on this (or any page on the site) to get a better view by seeing a bigger picture. Move your mouse away to return to the normal view.
• Move your mouse over the blue headers to find out more about that section.
• If you see a picture of something interesting in this collection click on the image, the page will refresh, highlighting the image you selected together with any information the owner has given about that item.
• Give this collection a rating by selecting a number between 1 and 5 at the top right of the screen (5 is the highest score). Once you have rated a collection the display will change to show you what score has been awarded by members visiting this collection. When you rate a collection the system will prompt you to write something in the Visitors Books – you can add a comment or simply close the box if you don’t want to say anything.

Since receiving a really fabulous gold signet ring with a carnelian intaglio of the Roman Emperor Augustus as a gift last year (2009) I have become completely hooked on antique carved gems, and my collection is growing fast!

I have put this collection in three albums. Album 1 is of the rings on the hand, album 2 shows the ring settings and album 3 is of wax impressions taken from the intagios.