A TRIBAL INDIAN SILVER LINGAM RING
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Northern India, first half 20th century

Of typical design, with rounded silver shanks, the head decorated with a central lingam structure with globular terminal set on a square base, flanked by two clusters of four silver bubbles in pyramidal formation.

Ring size 60 / 9.5

1.95cm diameter

27gr.

An analogous pair of Indian silver bracelets featuring the same lingam design and attributed to the area of Jaisalmer can be seen in René Van Der Star, Ethnic Jewellery from Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands, fig. top left, p. 136.