Indian Bangle

A clear, cloudy bangle with a scribble of yellow-toned leaf inside.

This rock crystal bangle from Jaipur is from Jaipur, India. Jaipur is a center of the Indian gem cutting and jewelry trades, and workshops there shape stones such as quartz, garnet and amethyst into beads, cabochons and bangles. A thick, translucent ring with a smooth, slightly rounded profile and icy white clouds in the body. A patch of flaky yellow metallic decoration is embedded along the broad front, looking like a small burst of sparks. It is 0.75 inches high and 3.5 in diameter.

Ice with a secret, politely kept inside the frame.