MSI723

OLD TRIBAL SILVER ALLOY SHAMANIC RING – BURMA / MYANMAR – EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY

THIS AUTHENTIC TRIBAL RING FEATURES A CENTRAL ALL-SEEING EYE SET WITHIN A LOTUS-STYLE ROSETTE, A MOTIF COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH PROTECTION, SPIRITUAL VISION, AND SHAMANIC PRACTICE IN RURAL BURMESE COMMUNITIES. THE SIDE PANELS DISPLAY EMBOSSED FLORAL SYMBOLS, AND THE OPEN REAR SHANK INDICATES TRADITIONAL CASTING FOLLOWED BY HAND-FINISHING. POSSIBLE MATERIAL IS SILVER OR A HIGH-SILVER ALLOY (UNTESTED). ORIGIN LIKELY FROM ETHNIC GROUPS IN CENTRAL OR NORTHERN MYANMAR.

WEIGHT: 5.88 GRAM
MEASUREMENTS: 25 MM (L) | 22 MM (W)
FINGER SIZE: US 7.25 | 17.5 MM | EU 55
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE
SALE AS SINGLE PIECE 

THIS RARE EXAMPLE OFFERS STRONG CULTURAL CHARACTER, DISTINCT SYMBOLISM, AND SOLID CRAFTSMANSHIP—A RECOMMENDED ADDITION FOR COLLECTORS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN ETHNIC JEWELRY AND AMULETIC ART.