Lucky Ring Collection

Good French wine brings luck: the French rugby team is preparing to beat the Irish team
XEE4185970 Good French wine brings luck: the French rugby team is preparing to beat the Irish team by drinking with wine brings from home

Happy New Year: girl with cat, mistletoe and seal with a four-leaf trefle. Postcard beginning of the 20th century
LET4395417 Happy New Year: girl with cat, mistletoe and seal with a four-leaf trefle. Postcard beginning of the 20th century

Greetings with bouquet of flowers in a basket and four-leaf treffles. Postcard beginning of the 20th century
LET4395396 Greetings with bouquet of flowers in a basket and four-leaf treffles. Postcard beginning of the 20th century. by French School

Postcard, New Year's Greetings "Happy New Year": a little girl with a flower basket
LET4395680 Postcard, New Year's Greetings "Happy New Year": a little girl with a flower basket and a four-leaf clover and a boy with a piggy bank. Early 20th century

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the head of a hairy helmet in the middle of a four-leaf trefle
LUX4742388 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the head of a hairy helmet in the middle of a four-leaf trefle, titled: I will sell soon because it bears happiness

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little girl with a horseshoe
LUX4742318 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little girl with a horseshoe and a military kepi thinking of her father guarding in a snow landscape, titled: I think of you

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the lucky star of the hairy with a horseshoe centre on the map, 1915
LUX4740746 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the lucky star of the hairy with a horseshoe centre on the map, 1915

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing French soldiers in uniform in the midst of thrush and tricolor ribbon
LUX4738939 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing French soldiers in uniform in the midst of thrush and tricolor ribbon, titled "le lily porte bon"

Greeting card representing a family loaded with symbols of luck and fortune
JAB5037048 Greeting card representing a family loaded with symbols of luck and fortune. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info)

The steam of Tremblay in the Gulf of Cartagene, 29/09/1857. Ex voto. Anonymous painting, 1857
JEB4879946 The steam of Tremblay in the Gulf of Cartagene, 29/09/1857. Ex voto. Anonymous painting, 1857. Cathedrale de Notre Dame de la Garde

Postcard: two guardian angels around a cradle with a little girl: "Keep the stumbling of life"
LET4395480 Postcard: two guardian angels around a cradle with a little girl: "Keep the stumbling of life". Early 20th century

First World War: France, Greeting Card depicting a shell surrounded by a ribbon, titled "Gate Bonheurus"
LUX4739033 First World War: France, Greeting Card depicting a shell surrounded by a ribbon, titled "Gate Bonheurus"

Medal representing Saint Michel. Anonymous. Musee municipal d'Avranches (Manche)
JEB4960415 Medal representing Saint Michel. Anonymous. Musee municipal d'Avranches (Manche); Musee d'art et d'histoire, Avranches, France; (add.info.: Medal representing Saint Michel)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing under scenes of combat from the front a graceful bouquet of thrush prote
LUX4742293 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing under scenes of combat from the front a graceful bouquet of thrush prote happiness, titled: Gracious lily of the valley brings him happiness

War charm. Admiraut Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 2nd half of the 19th century
JEB4905577 War charm. Admiraut Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 2nd half of the 19th century. Dim: 52x13x13cm

Birthday greeting postcard: flowers (of which trefle has four leaves) instead of a letter in an envelope
LET4395484 Birthday greeting postcard: flowers (of which trefle has four leaves) instead of a letter in an envelope. The beginning of the 20th century

Postcard: two guardian angels around a cradle with a little girl: "Let your advice show her way"
LET4395478 Postcard: two guardian angels around a cradle with a little girl: "Let your advice show her way". Early 20th century

Little Girl Holding a Lucky Horseshoe 1905 Postcard
JAB4119102 Little Girl Holding a Lucky Horseshoe 1905 Postcard; (add.info.: Little Girl Holding a Lucky Horseshoe 1905 Postcard); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

First World War: France, Greeting Card showing a soldier in uniform at the front in an idyllic landscape, 1915
LUX4735337 First World War: France, Greeting Card showing a soldier in uniform at the front in an idyllic landscape, 1915; (add.info)

First World War: France, Patriotic postcard of a studio photo showing a photo of horseshoe surrounded by flags
LUX4736581 First World War: France, Patriotic postcard of a studio photo showing a photo of horseshoe surrounded by flags and titled: "I bring happiness"

Patriotic map showing a lucky shell with four young children coming out with flags that are inscribed Victoire, 1915
LUX4743277 Patriotic map showing a lucky shell with four young children coming out with flags that are inscribed Victoire

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a lice symbol of the trench
LUX4738979 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a lice symbol of the trench, titled: French toto charms of attachment and victory

Postcard " Wishes of happiness" a carriage under the snow in a village street
LET4395671 Postcard " Wishes of happiness" a carriage under the snow in a village street. The beginning of the 20th century

Postcard "Wishes of happiness" with flowers
LET4395669 Postcard "Wishes of happiness" with flowers. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Postcard "Wishes of happiness" with flowers.); Photo © Archives Toutain

The brick " The Stone" command by Captain Rebuffa assaulted by a hurricane on 2/07/1822. Ex voto
JEB4879970 The brick " The Stone" command by Captain Rebuffa assaulted by a hurricane on 2/07/1822. Ex voto. Painting by Antoine Roux (1765-1835). 1822

The Three Mats Boat: The Three Sisters. Wish made by the crew of the brick goelette Uranie and Virginia, Cne Morello
JEB4880014 The Three Mats Boat: The Three Sisters. Wish made by the crew of the brick goelette Uranie and Virginia, Cne Morello, assaulted by a gale of O.N.O. by the 43¡3 lat.n. and 5¡4 long. E

Amulet with the figure of the god Bes of Karalis, god of home and fertility. 3rd century BC
LRI4640315 Amulet with the figure of the god Bes of Karalis, god of home and fertility. 3rd century BC by Carthaginian (7th-3rd century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Cagliari, Sardinia

Amulets in the shape of human heads, forming the necklace elements. 4th or 3rd century BC (glass paste)
LRI4640334 Amulets in the shape of human heads, forming the necklace elements. 4th or 3rd century BC (glass paste) by Carthaginian (7th-3rd century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Cagliari

Punic art: ring decorating a Phenician amulet. 7th-5th century BC. Cagliari, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
LRI4640544 Punic art: ring decorating a Phenician amulet. 7th-5th century BC. Cagliari, Museo Archeologico Nazionale by Carthaginian (7th-3rd century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Cagliari

Amulet of the Egyptian god Bes (fertility), 7th or 6th century BC (Glass paste sculpture)
LRI4640454 Amulet of the Egyptian god Bes (fertility), 7th or 6th century BC (Glass paste sculpture) by Carthaginian (7th-3rd century BC); Musee du Bardo, Tunis

Mandala de Vajravarami the goddess dances (in the center) its name means "
JLJ4689120 Mandala de Vajravarami the goddess dances (in the center) its name means " adamantine laie". Tibet 19th century

Ancient Egyptian Art: King Ramses II is introduced to the divinites Horus
JLJ4604085 Ancient Egyptian Art: King Ramses II is introduced to the divinites Horus, Amon and Hathor who give him life and royal insignia

La woman a la puce Painting by Giuseppe Crespi (1665-1747) 18th century Sun
JLJ4650268 La woman A la puce Painting by Giuseppe Crespi (1665-1747) 18th century Sun. 0, 54 x 0, 40 m by Crespi, Giuseppe Maria (Lo Spagnuolo) (1665-1747); Louvre, Paris

Art coreen: figurine of exorcist. Period of the Three Kingdoms (57 BC-668 AD)
JLJ4666021 Art coreen: figurine of exorcist. Period of the Three Kingdoms (57 BC-668 AD). Paris, Cernuschi Museum by Korean School; Musee Cernuschi, Paris

The witch Bessie Millie, living on the island of Pomona (Orkney)
GIA4811109 The witch Bessie Millie, living on the island of Pomona (Orkney), sells bags of winds favorable to sailors. Illustration of Walter Scotts story from 1814

French colonies: objects of the Arawak, the first inhabitants of Martinique in the West
JLJ4687692 French colonies: objects of the Arawak, the first inhabitants of Martinique in the West Indies. Engraving of the 19th century Chartres, Musee des Beaux Arts by French School

Mandala de vajravarami the goddess dances (in the center) its name means "
JLJ4689121 Mandala de vajravarami the goddess dances (in the center) its name means " adamantine laie". Tibet, 19th century

Pphallic amulet in bone, 3rd-2nd century BC
LRI4685886 Pphallic amulet in bone, 3rd-2nd century BC. by Phoenician, (3rd century BC); Museo Arqueologico, Ibiza, Spain; (add.info.: Phenician civilization: phallic amulet in bone)

Art Tibet. Mandala d Akshobhya: the wheel of time. Gouache, 19th century
JLJ4689134 Art Tibet. Mandala d Akshobhya: the wheel of time. Gouache, 19th century. Paris, Musee Guimet by Tibetan School (19th century); Musee Guimet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Art Tibet)

Christian antiquite: metal plate decorated with a cross of St. Anthony, Gnostic talisman
JLJ4566546 Christian antiquite: metal plate decorated with a cross of St. Anthony, Gnostic talisman. From Greece. Paris, Louvre Museum by Anonymous; Louvre, Paris

Dr. Faust in his workshop Copper engraving by Rembrandt Harmensch van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
JLJ4583082 Dr. Faust in his workshop Copper engraving by Rembrandt Harmensch van Rijn (1606 - 1669). The luminous disc that appears in front of the window copies the inscription of a metal amulet

Russian custom - Wedding - 1860: pre-wedding ceremony. Godfather
XEE4152363 Russian custom - Wedding - 1860: pre-wedding ceremony. Godfather and godmother bless future marriages. The godfather presents to them the image of Christ or the Virgin

The two Adventurers and the Talisman. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
GIA4780883 The two Adventurers and the Talisman. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by FranAzois Chauveau (1613-1676). Edition of 1728

Mandala de Sarvavid Vairocana ceiling of the potala palace a lhasa
JLJ4689143 Mandala de Sarvavid Vairocana ceiling of the potala palace a lhasa. Tibet, 18th-19th century. Paris, Musee Guimet by Tibetan School (18th century); Musee Guimet, Paris

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"Lucky Ring: Unveiling the Mystical Charms of Ancient Art and Culture" Step into a world where luck intertwines with history as we explore the enchanting story behind the "Lucky Ring. " This captivating piece holds secrets from various civilizations, each contributing their own unique beliefs and symbols. Originating from France, renowned for its exquisite wines, this ring is said to bring good fortune. As the French rugby team prepares to face off against their Irish rivals, they embrace this lucky charm in hopes of securing victory on the field. Delving deeper into its origins, we discover an amulet adorned with the figure of Bes, an ancient god symbolizing home and fertility. Dating back to the 3rd century BC, this artifact carries whispers of protection and prosperity throughout generations. The ring's necklace elements take us even further back in time. Crafted in glass paste during either the 4th or 3rd century BC, these amulets shaped like human heads offer a glimpse into Punic artistry. Originating from Cagliari's Museo Archeologico Nazionale, they showcase intricate craftsmanship that once held great significance for Phoenician cultures. Traveling across continents to Egypt, we encounter another iteration of Bes - a deity associated with fertility. Sculpted from glass paste during either the 7th or 6th century BC, this amulet embodies ancient Egyptian beliefs surrounding abundance and blessings. Venturing eastward towards Asia reveals yet another facet of our lucky ring's tale. The mandala de Vajravarami dances at its center - a goddess whose name translates to "diamond thunderbolt woman. " Symbolizing power and transformation through her graceful movements within sacred circles known as mandalas. Shifting gears towards Gaulish customs brings us closer to nature's magic. The mistletoe tradition originated from druids picking mistletoe during rituals - an act believed to bring good fortune and protection.