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Silver and Shell Ring
Silver and Shell Ring
Silver and Shell Ring

Silver and Shell Ring

Artist (born 1946)
Dateca. 1980s
Mediumsilver, turquoise, orange shell, jet, clam shell, grout cement
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (3.5 × 3.5 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige
Object numberPC2010.7.59
DescriptionA teardrop-shaped silver lasso ring with turquoise, orange shell, jet, and clamshell affixed with grout cement. The orange clamshell adorns the bottom of the ring. Small square shaped pieces of jet and clamshell are arranged into a band across the upper part of the ring just below a cluster of square shaped pieces of turquoise.
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