The Templar Capsule Ring hand beaded 925 sterling silver plain or

925 sterling silver plain or plated in 14K gold

genuine turquoise stone and small sea pearls

Sterling Silver plated in 14K gold with a cubic zirconia stone

Inspired by a Renaissance Memento Mori ring circa 1600 (our Memento Mori Signet Ring is taken from) our charm pendant an embossed skull with two enter twined posies and two M initials for Memento Mori

The Templar Capsule Ring hand beaded 925 sterling silver plain orThere is a long and sordid history attached to these rings, and some of the oldest examples may even date back to ancient Asia and India. Ancient Romans sometimes used capsule rings to commit suvcide when a painful death was unavoidable. In Western European culture, they surface prominently in the Middle Ages, the quintessential era for tipping ones hand over a goblet to sprinkle deadly powder into wine. Lucrezia Borgia (1480 1519), an Italian