Chinese Bangle

Brown and cream clouds with a dark patch, like a miniature stormy sky.

This agate bangle is from China, and is contemporary. Chinese lapidaries have cut and polished hard stones for centuries, and bangles carved from a single block or ring of stone are a long-standing form. A chunky rounded bangle in translucent brown, with a swirling pale band running along one side and a darker mass near the front. Tiny nicks show along the surface. The polished finish gleams softly.

Weather is permanently brewing inside this small ring.