Slavic Temple ring - ladies historical headband ornament - pair, small

Temple Ring - we know beautifully decorated and plain rings, for girls and adult women, hung behind the ears on leather and fabric straps or braided into the hair. Found throughout the centuries, these ornate ones experienced a real boom in the 9th-12th centuries. They were favoured by women from the Rhineland to Kievan Rus, from the Baltic to the Adriatic. 

Hand wrought replica of medieval earflaps - an alternative to ladies' headdresses from a time when they didn't pierce their ears. There were several reasons for this. Firstly, hygiene and also the fact that a woman wearing jewellery of this type wore her head wrapped in a veil and her ears and normal earrings would not be visible. 

You gently thread these through the strands of a headband that you wrap around your head scarf.

Sizes range from 2.5 - 3,5 cm in diameter and we always select the most similar pair possible. email us if you prefer smaller or larger