Ring
96-17-8
From: Tibet | China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 96-17-8 |
| 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 coral 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. Engraved striations on exterior of 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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