Indian Ring

Little flowers, stamped around the band like a ring of daisies.

This gold ring was made in India. Wide bands decorated with stamped or engraved floral motifs are a traditional form of jewelry in the region. The band is broad and slightly flattened, decorated all around with small, five-petaled flowers punched into the gold between zigzag lines. A beaded edge runs along both rims. The gold has a soft butter-yellow cast with warm reddish tones inside, and the pattern is softened by wear.

A little rough around the edges, and better for it. Pocket-sized history.