Indian Tribal Bangle with Lion Head Motif

Open-ended and a bit fierce, this bangle ends in two snouted heads that nearly meet.

This tribal silver bangle with a lion head motif is from Rajasthan, India. Silver bangles have long been worn by many communities in Rajasthan, where jewelry traditionally serves as adornment, family wealth and a marker of community identity. Thick silver-toned bangle whose terminals are carved as creature heads, with crosshatched scales and engraved lines running back along the shanks. The middle is plain and faintly faceted, and the finish has a soft grey tarnish. It is 3 inches long, 0.5 deep and 2.75 high.

Polite enough to leave a gap, bold enough to bite.