Chinese Bangle

Dark mahogany swirls, polished to a high shine and a low-key attitude.

This agate bangle is from China. A stone bangle is shaped by cutting and grinding a ring from a solid piece of material, then polishing it to a smooth, even finish. Wide, shallow bangle in deep reddish brown, nearly black, with flowing tortoise-like streaks of lighter amber. The surface is mirror-polished, the rim is gently rounded, and the inside is just as glossy as the outside. It is 0.75 inches high and 2.75 in diameter.

Rich, glossy, and very comfortable in the dark.