Rings of Resistance: "STAND UP NOW" Resize:No with the severed head of

with the severed head of Medusa at the centre

Cornicelli are also often crafted from red coral - the design reminiscent of a of a chilli pepper and used as a symbol of good luck - so the spiral is a likely nod to that

Queen Victoria herself famously received a snake ring with emerald eyes from her beloved Albert

it was converted to a pendant sometime in the distant past

Rings of Resistance: "STAND UP NOW" Resize:No with the severed head ofA ring is inspired by a truly radical, counter cultural group born in the wake of the English Civil Wars (the ones where King Charles I lost his head). They were pioneering socialists, led by "failed mystic" Gerrard Winstanley, and are the forerunners of the environmentalist movement centuries ahead of their time. They called themselves the "True Levellers" but theyre better known as The Diggers. They believed the earth belonged to everyone. No