Ring with Tibetan Floral Motif

Fish chases its own tail through a sea of curling waves.

This horn and sterling silver ring with a Tibetan floral motif is from Tibet, and is contemporary. Tibetan jewelry traditions have long combined silver with natural materials such as turquoise, coral, amber and bone, often in bold and generously sized forms. Shown is a wide band, deep and chunky, with raised metal relief of a scaly fish among swirling waves. The relief is bright and polished against darker recesses. A plain brown inner sleeve lines the opening.

All that swimming and it never left the finger.