This stone is a massive 100% natural unbacked specimen piece of turquoise from the Royston mine in Nevada measuring 2 15/16" X 1 13/16" maximum width.
Description | This stone is a massive 100% natural unbacked specimen piece of turquoise from the Royston mine in Nevada measuring 2 15/16" X 1 13/16" maximum width. |
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About the Artist | "Dineh or Diné are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. They are the second largest federally recognized tribe in the United States with over 300,000 enrolled tribal members as of 2015. The Navajo reservation occupies over 27,000 square miles of land in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Navajo language is spoken throughout the reservation with most Navajos speaking English as well." excerpted from Wikipedia
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Medium | Sterling silver and natural turquoise |
Troy ounces | 7.31 troy ounces |
Size | Face is 3 5/8" height X 2 5/8" width. Buttons are 11/16" diameter. Shank center width is 3 1/4" tapering to 7/8" at each end. Inside cuff is 5 7/8" end to end with a 1 5/16" opening. |
Date of creation | 1950's or as early as mid 1940's |
Condition | Excellent |
Turquoise | Natural Royston turquoise |
Description | Sterling silver wire and sheet, process by mill rolling and draw plate from ingot material. A male and female two part stamp was used to create the polished hemispheres decorating the four "strand" swedged wire shank on either side of the face plate with spiral wire and rope twist framed bezel set stone. |
Provenance | Je Vu |
Gram weight | 227.5 grams |