In my second quarter of Jewelry Design we took a trip to the Tacoma Art Musuem as they were having a Jewelry Exhibition. This exhibition focused on Jewelry as a form of protection. It was interesting to see another use for jewelry other than adornment. If I remember correctly, these were both supposed to be worn as 2 finger rings. The stakes reached out past your hand. Yikes! This piece actually has a miniature sword sticking out of it (took the wrong angle for the picture