Vintage Zuni Turquoise & Red Coral Snake Eye Flower Design Sterling Silver Ring Size 6 - PGS Coins
Very Good Vintage Condition.
Ring Size is 6.0.
Weighs 2.9 grams.
Comes from a smoke free environment.
This ring features one of the specialized techniques introduced by the Zuni silversmiths called snake eye.
"The snake eye technique requires the same level of stonework skill as petit point, but creates a cabochon that resembles a sphere, or dot; thus looking like the eyes of a snake when finished. Typically an artist will create a small cylinder shape and then polish one of its ends round. The cabochon can then be cut to the necessary height. Once set in its sterling silver setting, the cabochon appears to be a small highly polished sphere." TurquoiseCanyonblogspot.com
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