Collectible decoration
This ring is made of copper using electroplating technique. The additional applied patina complements the effect of the amazing ornament. Areal poppy head with a hole for the finger. The ring does not close in a circle and leaves a free space in the fold of the phalanx.
The poppy ring is wrapped in copper like a luxurious robe. The makeshift texture design on the surface is similar to the texture of a rough gemstone. The power of Mother Earth on your hand strengthens your connection with nature.
This poppy is a real treasure which, if you wish, you can multiply with designer jewels from the poppy collection.
Legends and myths
The decoration style of the antiquity is emphasized by the Minoan “poppy goddess”, the statuette of Demeter, where her hair is decorated with poppy heads on the steams. The goddess Mekona, patroness of agriculture, the goddess of inexhaustible fertility, to whom nature’s harmony is subordinated. The image of Demeter in Ukrainian paganism is personified by a living goddess of life and fertility.
According to Ukrainian tradition, poppy is considered a powerful talisman against unclean forces. In the ancient times, unmarried girls weaved poppies with stems into their hair, in the manner of a ribbon, so that the braid, which was a symbol of girlish innocence and purity of the young girls, would not unravel. Obviously, the ripe fruit meant that the girl was ready for marriage and birth. With the help of the poppy, they guessed and believed that it protects from evil spells.
Decoration material
Mankind began to mine and process copper in the Stone Age. In those days, the metal was smelted from malachite ore. Copper is also smelted from sulfide ores, but sometimes is found in nuggets. This non-ferrous metal rusts quickly, changing its color, as it becomes covered with a film. To highlight the attractive beauty of the copper, the ring went through several processing stages.
Poppy ring
According to the Jyotish tradition, the five elements are harmoniously intertwined in the poppy rings: the symbol of poppy rings brings us earthly and water energy; copper symbolizes the fire element, a hole for a finger, air and ether.
