925 silver filigree ring set with Roman glass

925 silver filigree ring set with Roman glassAncient glass, living craft. This wide band filigree ring is among the more elaborate pieces in our collection a broad frame of hand worked silver lattice embracing a fragment of authentic Roman glass excavated near ancient Roman trade routes in Israel, with a patina formed over two thousand years. The band is built entirely by hand from 925 sterling silver. Dense filigree work covers the full width of the ring: fine wire is twisted, coiled, and

and the placement of every solder point is unique to this individual piece

Traditional Yemenite filigree techniques are used throughout: fine wire is twisted

its surface transformed into iridescent layers of blue

A Hamsa built the way it was always meant to be - by hand

quiet confidence

This filigree ring features a cabochon Carnelian whose warm glow has made it a cornerstone of Yemenite adornment for generations

Lightness with substance

Bold contrast

resulting in a pattern that is subtly different from every other piece

and soldered into place to form the openwork lattice that connects the stones into a cohesive design

worn at the neck

This substantial filigree ring features some of the most densely worked openwork in our collection - a wide band of layered spirals