Indian Silver Bracelet

A fat, crescent cuff, ribbed and dotted like a decorated loaf.

This silver bracelet from Rajasthan is from Rajasthan, India. Silver bracelets and bangles are worn across South Asia, where they are often tied to region, community and the marriage and life stages of the wearer. A broad, rounded open bracelet with a tapering profile, covered in horizontal bands of tiny stamped circles, dots and fine vertical dashes. The metal is bright with dark recesses, and the ends are plain and flat. It is 3 inches long.

Every inch of it was stamped with patient intention.