Sterling Ring with Turquoise Stone

Oval green gem with copper veins sits in a rope-trimmed band.

This sterling ring with mohave turquoise stone is from the United States, and is contemporary. It is mohave turquoise & sterling silver. Turquoise has been mined in the American Southwest for many centuries and is closely associated with Native American jewelry, particularly silverwork by Navajo, Zuni and Hopi artists. Wide, textured band with fine hatched marks and engraved details along both shoulders. An oval cabochon of bright green with brown-copper veining sits in a twisted-rope bezel. The finish is soft and satiny.

A lot of colour for one small oval.