Indian Bangle

A smooth open band with a dark, tarnished channel and a single round boss.

This bangle from India is from India. Bangles are rigid, closed or nearly closed bracelets worn singly or in stacks, and in South Asia they have long been part of everyday dress and celebration. A wide, flat-inside bangle in bright metal with raised rims and a darkened recessed center band. A small rosette-shaped boss sits at the front, and the surface shows scuffs and soft dents from use. It is 0.5 inches deep and 2.75 in diameter.

Plain enough to be honest, dark enough to have stories.