Silver Ring, United States

Bright green with brown veins, a gem takes center stage on a wide ornate band.

This Mohave turquoise and sterling silver ring is from the United States, and is contemporary. Turquoise has been prized in the American Southwest for centuries, and Navajo, Zuni and Hopi artists are especially known for setting it in silver. Vivid lime green with rusty brown webbing, the glossy oval gem sits in a rope-edged bezel. The tapered band is engraved with fine vertical lines and stamped leaf-like shapes, with twisted wire along both edges.

Loud color, careful craft, and plenty of decoration.