Ring
96-17-7
From: Tibet | China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 96-17-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan |
Provenience | Tibet | China |
Date Made | 10th Century - 1930 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Silver | Metal | Alloy | Coral |
Description | Silver colored alloy ring. Single orange coal bead setting. Metal pin at center of bead. Sides of setting granulated decoration. Ring band in two pieces which overlap, each end narrows to a point. Plain band. People in Cangdu of Tibet and Ganzhi in Sichuan Province, China are still wearing these types of rings today (11/22/96). |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Francis Hartung, Jr., 1996 |
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