Indian Ring with Tiger Eye Stone

A chunky square-ish ring with a smooth brown cabochon and a flat bright band.

This tiger eye and sterling silver ring is from India, and is contemporary. Tiger eye is a quartz variety whose golden-brown, silky bands come from fibrous crocidolite that has been replaced by silica, and it is usually cut as a polished cabochon. A broad, softly cushion-shaped dome of honey brown with a silky, banded sheen, enclosed in a smooth, flat-edged setting. The band tapers toward the back, and the polished surface is bright with a few soft scratches.

Big, bold, and glowing like a cat's eye on a bad day.