“Bird’s Beak” Ring

Description

A copper ring consisting of a shank and a teardrop-shaped, pointed plate whose form resembles a bird’s beak, giving the object its name. The ends of the shank are pointed and leaf-shaped. The surface of the plate is decorated with symmetrically arranged circular depressions. The edge of the ring is ornamented around the entire perimeter with raised twisted elements. The ring is of historical-ethnographic and artistic interest as an example of traditional folk jewelry craftsmanship of the 19th century.
Date: 19th century
Material: Copper
Technique: Stamping, impression, twisted elements, carving
Size: Plate - 1.5 cm; thickness - 0.5 cm; weight - 4 g