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Object Number
995-29-10/73158
Display Title
Silver ring set with petrified wood or agate stone
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni ring from 20th century. Small silver ring of simple style. A round stone of petrified wood or agate is set in a bezel surrounded by ropework. On either side of the setting is a silver ball.
.7 cm high (diameter of setting), 1.6 cm wide (from one side of the band to the other), 1.8 cm deep (front of stone to back of band)
Accompanying sales reciept: Top stamped "Doc's Rocks 5098 Valmont Road Boulder Colo. 80301"
"Date: July 17 1973. 2 Zuni Baby (price), 0221 Bolo tips (price), Zuni Rings Montana Agate, Petrified Wood (red)" (other ring is 995-29-10/73157)
Inventory Description
Silver ring, round stone in center, silver node on either side of stone.
Classification
- Ring
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1995
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Stone, Agate, Petrified wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 1.5 x 1.9 cm (3/8 x 9/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73158
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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