戒指是戴在人們手指上的飾物,亦稱指環。據說,戒指一名同古代宮廷王妃仕女有關,即王妃仕女在例假朗,將指環從左手移至右手,以示戒身,故有戒指一名。戒指作為飾物,具有悠久的歷史。據考古資料得知,公元前2500年埃及人已使用印章戒指或“聖甲蟲”戒指,此種戒指既可當經商時的印章使用,也可作為信物贈與他人。因此,戒指的起源同印章有一定關系。古代的戒指既可以用金屬或貴金屬製成,也可單獨用水晶、玛瑙、象牙和玻璃製成,或將宝石鑲嵌在金屬戒指上成為嵌寶戒指,這同當代戒指的基本類型相同。古埃及人曾用黃金製成重而大的戒指,上面常刻有象形文字的姓名,下屬社會的戒指用銀、青銅、玻璃等製 Ring is worn on people’s finger ornaments, also known as the ring. It is said that one of the rings is related to the ancient court princess and ladylife, that is, the princess is in custody, leaving the ring from the left hand to the right hand to show the ring, so there is one ring. Rings as accessories, has a long history. According to archaeological data, the Egyptians had used the seal ring or the “Scarab” ring in 2500 BC. Such a ring can be used both as a seal when doing business and as a gift to others. Therefore, the origin of the ring has a certain relationship with the seal. Ancient rings can be made of either metal or precious metal, made of crystal, agate, ivory and glass alone, or embedded in metal rings as inlay rings, the same basic type as contemporary rings. The ancient Egyptians used to make heavy and large rings of gold, often engraved with the name of the hieroglyphs, under the social ring with silver, bronze, glass and other systems