Nepalese Cuff with Endless Knot Motif

Knot in a circle sits on a red ground, flanked by two filigree scrolls.

This silver cuff with an endless knot motif from the Kathmandu Valley is from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is sterling silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of 92.5 percent silver with other metals, usually copper, which makes it harder and more durable than pure silver. Wide cuff swells to a pointed center holding a round medallion with an interlaced knot cut in white metal over deep red. Spiral filigree curls fill each side, and twisted rope edging runs along the borders. Bright and clean.

Patient wirework, and plenty of it.