Beautiful Navajo Blue Turquoise Cabochon and Silver Ring [SOLD]
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- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo
- Medium: Silver, Turquoise
- Size: ⅞” x ⅝” silver platform;
Ring Size: 5-1/4 - Item # C4140N SOLD
Turquoise is a magical stone because it comes in so many different color hues and so many arrangements of matrix. This turquoise cab has a beautiful dark matrix that floats on the blue turquoise cab as if islands in the ocean. The Diné artisan chose a plain silver platform on which to mount the turquoise. It was a wise choice as no amount of stamping or decorating was necessary and does not detract from the beautiful oval and domed stone. This is a modern masterpiece rendered in simple fashion.
Condition: this Beautiful Navajo Blue Turquoise Cabochon and Silver Ring is in very good condition
Provenance: from the estate of Frances Balcomb, of art gallery fame, passed through to a daughter, the present owner.
Recommended Reading: Turquoise Unearthed: An Illustrated Guide (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones) by Joe Dan Lowry
Relative Links: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Diné - Navajo Nation, Jewelry Rings
- Category: Jewelry Rings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo
- Medium: Silver, Turquoise
- Size: ⅞” x ⅝” silver platform;
Ring Size: 5-1/4 - Item # C4140N SOLD
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