Ring with rose petals

FEATURES:

Ring material: Stainless steel
Head material: Resin and rose petals
Size: 55 mm adjustable
Maker: Art of Hiraeth

PLEASE NOTE: As these are unique, handcrafted items, they may differ slightly from the photos shown.

ROSES IN THE MIDDLE AGES:

In the medieval period, roses were attributed multiple symbolic meanings. In some contexts, for instance, their fragile, delicate petals—quick to wither—were used as a metaphor for the transience of life and its inevitable end.

This sense of the ephemeral and the delicate is echoed in Francesco Petrarch, who in the second half of the 14th century refers to roses as a symbol of the fair season and of time passing: "I saw the ice, and there the rose itself", writes the Italian poet. Another very common meaning was (and still is) that of being guardians of something intimate and secret. In this way, the rose often took shape as an erotic symbol, linked (more or less explicitly) to sexual union, as happens in the 13th-century Roman de la Rose, where it symbolizes the beloved woman, the object of desire.

Complete the Set

This ring is part of a rose-inspired parure, a symbol of beauty, death, and rebirth. Pair it with the earrings and the necklace featuring rosebuds and a snake vertebra to wear a matching set.

Each piece completes the other, creating a triptych of gothic elegance and floral symbolism.