Ring - Carnelian Intaglio in Silver (ex Bill Larson Collection)

Item Description

This is a cool handmade artifact rings from the an ancient city of Bagan (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Myanmar. The ring is made of silver, and host an orange Carnelian stone with an intaglio carving of a camel or Brahman cow. The stone measures roughly 16 mm x 14 mm. It's hard to say specifically how old the ring is, but it could certainly date back over 100 years or more. The total weight of the piece is 10.8 grams. A really cool ring from an ancient city reflecting its beautiful culture. It's impossible to put a value on a piece like this since it's a completely unique, handmade, antique pieces of jewelry. I can safely say that you may never see another like this, so this may be your only chance to get a piece from Bagan of this material. From the collection of Bill Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer as well as a miner and collector. Bill is synonymous with minerals of San Diego County, and owned and operated famous mines such as the Stewart Lithia, the Tourmaline Queen, the Pala Chief and the Himalaya, producing some of the most iconic mineral specimens to come out of the area during the 1970s-1980s. Bill is also known as "Burma Bill" and traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens and stones from Myanmar (Burma). You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/