Indian Ring with Knotted Rope Motif

Link after link, a chain turns into a shiny ring.

This sterling silver ring with knotted rope motif is from India, and is contemporary. Silver is soft enough to be twisted and coiled by hand, so makers can build a rope effect from wire or cast it from a modelled original. Interlocking curb-style links in bright, polished white metal circle the finger in a thick, braided-looking band. The links are rounded and flat, catching light on every edge, and the inside is smooth.

A tiny chain, and no one is chained to it.