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CLOSE-UP OF GAUR RING FROM BURMA HELD BY FINGERS, DISPLAYING VINTAGE DETAIL.
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  • CLOSE-UP OF GAUR RING FROM BURMA HELD BY FINGERS, DISPLAYING VINTAGE DETAIL.
  • RIGHT SIDE ANGLE OF BURMESE TRIBAL GAUR RING, SHOWING ENGRAVED WILD BULL DESIGN AND HAND-CAST SILVER TEXTURE.
  • CLOSE SIDE VIEW OF VINTAGE TRIBAL RING FROM BURMA, HIGHLIGHTING PUNCHED DOT BORDER AROUND GAUR.
  • LEFT SIDE ANGLE OF SHAN/TAI YAI TRIBAL SILVER RING WITH GAUR SYMBOL, VINTAGE CRAFTSMANSHIP VISIBLE.
  • ANGLED SIDE IMAGE OF SHAN-MADE TRIBAL SILVER AMULET RING WITH GAUR MOTIF, BURMA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
  • TOP VIEW OF TRIBAL SILVER RING FROM NORTHERN BURMA, SHOWING ENGRAVED GAUR AND DOTWORK DETAIL.
  • OBLIQUE SIDE ANGLE OF HANDMADE BURMESE TRIBAL RING WITH SYMBOLIC WILD BULL ENGRAVING.
  • TOP ANGLED IMAGE OF VINTAGE SHAN/TAI YAI AMULET RING WITH HIGH-SILVER GAUR MOTIF.
  • DIAGONAL TOP ANGLE OF HANDCAST TRIBAL RING WITH ENGRAVED GAUR, CRAFTED IN BURMA.
  • TOP-RIGHT ANGLE OF GAUR-ENGRAVED TRIBAL RING FROM BURMA, SHOWING SILVERSMITH TECHNIQUE.
  • TOP-LEFT ANGLE OF SHAN/TAI YAI TRIBAL SILVER RING, DETAILING AMULETIC DESIGN.
  • ELEVATED TOP SIDE VIEW OF BURMESE TRIBAL RING, SHOWING SYMBOLIC GAUR ENGRAVING AND RING BAND.
  • ELEVATED TOP SIDE VIEW OF BURMESE TRIBAL RING BACK SIDE, SHOWING WORK QUALITY AND TEXTURE AND RING BAND.
  • VINTAGE TRIBAL RING WITH GAUR MOTIF HELD IN HAND, SHOWING SCALE AND TEXTURE.
  • BURMESE SHAN SILVER AMULET RING IN HAND, HIGHLIGHTING ENGRAVED WILD BULL SYMBOL.
  • TRIBAL SILVER RING WITH SYMBOLIC GAUR, SHOWN IN HAND FOR SCALE AND AUTHENTICITY.
  • SIZE COMPARISON IMAGE OF SHAN/TAI YAI GAUR RING ALONGSIDE RULER, DEMONSTRATING SCALE.
  • INTAGE BURMESE TRIBAL RING MEASURED WITH RULER, SHOWING INNER DIAMETER OF APPROXIMATELY 18 MM.

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TRIBAL SILVER AMULET RING – BURMA

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TRIBAL SILVER AMULET RING – BURMA (SHAN / TAI YAI)
HANDMADE CAST AND ENGRAVED SILVER RING FEATURING AN INCISED IMAGE OF A WILD BULL OR GAUR RUNNING, FRAMED BY A MANUALLY PUNCHED DOT BORDER. THE FIGURE—POSSIBLY SYMBOLIC OF STRENGTH, PROTECTION, OR A ZODIAC SIGN—WAS ENGRAVED AFTER CASTING, A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG RURAL SILVERSMITHS IN NORTHERN BURMA AND THE THAI-BURMESE BORDERLANDS. LIKELY CRAFTED BY SHAN OR TAI YAI ARTISANS BETWEEN THE LATE 19TH AND MID-20TH CENTURY (CIRCA 1890–1950). TRADITIONALLY WORN AS A PROTECTIVE AMULET BY MEN.

  • ORIGIN: SHAN / TAI YAI, BURMA OR NORTHERN THAILAND

  • MATERIAL: HIGH-SILVER TRIBAL ALLOY

  • TECHNIQUE: SAND-CAST BASE WITH HAND ENGRAVING AND PUNCHWORK

  • MOTIF: GAUR / WILD BULL (AMULETIC/ZODIAC SYMBOLISM)

  • SIZE: 18 MM INNER DIAMETER (APPROX. US SIZE 7.5)

  • WEIGHT: 5.88 GRAMS

  • FUNCTION: PROTECTIVE AMULET RING

REFERENCE FOR OLDER EXAMPLES:
THE JEWELRY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA - Page: 25 - Image#: 36 - ANNE RICHTER - THAMES & HUDSON

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