Bedouin Cuff with Braided Motif

Broad open cuff with a twisted rope border and a chain-like band at its middle.

This braided silver cuff from the Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula is Bedouin, from Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, North Africa. Bedouin communities of the Sinai Peninsula have traditionally worn silver jewelry, and it is often kept as a form of portable family wealth. Wide open band with a raised center strip of twisted rope above a row of linked, braided chain. The edges roll gently outward, and a few small stamped marks sit near one end. The surface is bright but softly scuffed. It is 2.75 inches long, 0.75 deep and 2 high.

Comfortable in its weight and entirely unbothered.