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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1717   CAS 0370-1717; Ring
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. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Ring with rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel set on silver back plate that is slightly larger than stone setting; Narrow silver band splits into 3 prongs at juncture with back plate; Narrow silver plate is soldered across ends of prongs, parallel to sides of turquoise setting and is single cold-chisel line; Ring is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Max Diam = 2.2