Engagement rings

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Information Forms (Hierarchy Name) > information forms > information artifacts > <information artifacts by function> > identifying artifacts > symbols of office or status

Descripción

Rings placed by a man on the finger of his chosen mate's left hand to signify her status as the betrothed prior to their marriage. In modern Western tradition, such a ring is usually a gold band having one or more diamonds or other precious stones, placed on the third finger of the woman's left hand.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300312101

Otros términos

  • engagement ring [en]
  • betrothal rings [en]