Ring

Description

Ring
Ring - a traditional women’s silver ornament worn on the finger. The museum object is forged from silver of 600 fineness. It consists of a rhombus-shaped decorative bezel and a circular band. The bezel is soldered to the band. Its edges are decorated with geometric lines, while the centre bears an embossed horn-shaped motif arranged in a flower-like composition. The symmetrical arrangement of the ornament gives the ring a balanced decorative appearance.
Rings with decorative bezels of this type were worn by Kazakh women as both everyday and ceremonial ornaments. The use of forging, soldering, and embossing reflects traditional silverworking techniques and the craftsmanship of 20th-century jewellers. The combination of horn-shaped motifs in a floral composition illustrates the use of traditional ornament in jewellery design.
The museum object is an ethnographic source illustrating 20th-century jewellery-making in the Otyrar region, women’s adornment practices, and traditional artistic approaches to silver decoration.