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Subject: Diné Sterling Silver and Turquoise Earrings
Category: Jewelry | Posted by | Thu, May 30th 2013, 11:52am
This pair of earrings appears to be from the last half of the 20th century. Each is stamped with a capital R enclosed by a capital D. I have not yet determined to whom those initials belong. A long oval and domed beautiful blue turquoise stone with golden copper matrix is set in a silver bezel that is mounted on silver stock scalloped on its edges. Twisted silver rope encircles the stone. The earrings are for pierced ears.
Condition: original condition
Provenance: from the collection of a Santa Fe resident
Unidentified Artist
Category: Earrings
Origin: Diné - Navajo Nation
Medium: silver, turquoise
Size: 1-1/2” long x 5/8” wide