Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1716 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ring | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Ring with pear-shaped turquoise pendant in plain bezel set on silver back plate and encircled with twisted wire; Narrow silver band splits into 4 prongs at juncture with back plate; Narrow silver bar soldered across separated prongs is decorated with 5 silver raindrops; Small drilled hole near one end of turquoise stone indicates it was probably originally an earring; Ring is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Max Diam = 2.1 | |