Ring Item Number: Ee4.20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A large ring consisting of a square blue-green turquoise in a roughly worked setting of low grade silver. The design of the setting includes small bosses around the bottom edge surrounding the turquoise setting and a cluster of slightly larger bosses at each side of the ring along the rope-like bands. The band is adjustable.
History Of Use
Example of the type of jewellery which is popular in the Himalayan region.
Narrative
This ring was worn by a lama and was bought from him at the lamasery, which is about 15 days journey by yak from Lhasa.
Cultural Context
worn by a man
Item History
- Made in Tibet before 1948
- Collected during 1948
- Owned by Beatrice Pilon before June 4, 1975
- Received from Beatrice Pilon (Donor) on June 4, 1975
What
- Name
- Ring
- Identification Number
- Ee4.20
- Type of Item
- ring
- Material
- turquoise mineral and silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, polished and set
- Overall
- height 3.7 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 2.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Beatrice Pilon
- Received from
- Beatrice Pilon (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Creation Date
- before 1948
- Collection Date
- during 1948
- Ownership Date
- before June 4, 1975
- Acquisition Date
- on June 4, 1975
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0284/0001