Chinese Bangle

A smoky grey bangle ringed with soft bands and a faceted outer edge.

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 broad, translucent bangle with shallow flat planes on its outer surface. Concentric bands of grey, cream and dark violet-brown follow its curve. The inside is smooth, the sheen glossy, and the shape slightly squared.

Layers of cloudy color, worn like a small storm.