Indian Silver Bracelet

Hinged bangle with ridged bands and a sunflower flourish that refuses to stay modest.

This tribal silver bracelet is from Rajasthan, India. Silver jewelry has long been worn in Rajasthan, where it is generally valued both as adornment and as a portable form of savings. On inspection, a rounded, hinged bracelet formed from parallel raised bands. Fine scrolling vines are engraved between them. At the center sits a many-petalled rosette with a lattice-patterned heart. The surface has a soft grey patina in the recesses. It is 1 inches deep and 2.75 in diameter.

Flower power, firmly hinged and very well organized.