Il simbolo del legame coniugale dato dallo sposo alla sposa durante il matrimonio al momento delle promesse.
Degli anelli nuziali si sono conservati da collezioni medievali. La maggior parte degli anelli fatti in casa è ora di attribuzione più recente, probabilmente produzioni per collezionisti del diciannovesimo secolo. L’autenticità di anelli di questo tipo venne messa in discussione già nel 1871.
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