Sky-to-aqua turquoise, bright and even, divided into soft islands by a fine web of rust-brown iron matrix that tightens toward the edges. One small rose-brown fleck sits low on the face. A glassy polish covers a high, full dome on a near-round outline. The flat, saw-marked back is part grey host rock and part turquoise, and the matrix wraps down the sides.
Persian turquoise, from Nishapur in northeastern Iran. Nishapur has been worked for more than two thousand years and is still mined today. Its turquoise has long been prized for its color and quality.
Exceptional, natural and unbacked, cut from old-stock Nishapur rough that was recently found in storage and newly cabbed (Rudy Ridge). Ready for a silversmith to set.
Its size and full dome would sit well in a ring or a small pendant.
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