Indonesian Ring with Male Torso Motif

Dark carved torso in a pitted silver frame, like a statue after midnight.

This ring with a male torso motif is from Bali, Indonesia, and is contemporary. It is bone & sterling silver. Bali has a long history of silversmithing and carving, with workshops in villages such as Celuk that are known for jewelry made by hand. Ring with a rectangular bezel in rough, cratered silver-tone metal. The inset is a glossy near-black torso with sculpted chest and abdomen, cut off at shoulders and hips.

Brooding, muscular and very small indeed.