Chinese Bangle

Warm amber and honey brown, with a dark cloud drifting across one side.

This bangle is from China and is contemporary, carved from agate. Hardstone bangles cut from a single piece of stone are a long-standing tradition in Chinese jewelry, with agate valued for its banding and translucent color. The band is thick and rounded, polished to a glassy finish. Its color runs from pale caramel to deep reddish brown, with a darker mottled patch spreading over the front and fine streaks visible inside the ring.

Stone, with the patience polished right into it.