Indonesian Skull Ring with Fluer De Lis Motif

Skull in banded brown and honey, set into a scrolled band.

This skull ring with fleur-de-lis motif is from Bali, Indonesia, and is contemporary. It is mammoth tusk & sterling silver. Balinese silversmiths often set carved natural materials into sterling silver, using hand tools to shape and finish the metal. Skull carved in relief shows warm brown, honey and grey banding across the forehead and cheeks, with small bright patches in the eye sockets. A broad, polished band surrounds it, with leafy scrolls and stippled panels at the shoulders.

Even the skull has good taste in frames.