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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (g) | 11.00 |
| Colour | White |
| Occasion | Festival |
A wide circular face is pierced right through in a repeating lattice, with a small green stone set at the centre. The band adjusts.
There is a real difference between engraving and piercing, and this is the second. A jaali — the pierced stone screen of Mughal architecture — works because what you see is as much the gap as the material. Light passes through the openings and skin shows behind them, so the face never reads as a solid slab the way an engraved disc of the same width does. It is also why a piece this wide stays light: most of the metal has been removed.
A pierced field has a problem — with light coming through from every opening there is nothing for the eye to settle on, and the pattern can read as a blur. The green stone solves it: one solid, opaque, coloured point in a face otherwise made of holes. It is doing structural work rather than decorative, which is why it is small and central rather than large.
On a pierced design each opening has a cut edge, and those edges define the pattern. Oxidising darkens them so every hole is outlined rather than blending into whatever is behind the ring. Polished bright, a fine jaali tends to read as grey haze at arm's length.
Adjustable at the back, so no ring size is needed. Ease it open with both hands and set it once.
Wear it alone with the hand bare. The geometry is architectural rather than floral, so it sits as comfortably with plain linen and tailoring as with handloom.
Festivals, daily wear, office, travel and daytime functions.
Light — unusually so for the width, because the piercing removes most of the metal.
This is brass given an oxidised, antique-silver finish rather than solid silver. The metal is deliberately darkened and then the raised surfaces are polished back, so the blackening stays in the recesses while the high points stay bright. That contrast is the entire point of oxidised work — it is what makes every engraved line, pierced opening and raised edge read separately instead of dissolving into one shiny surface. It also means the finish is not uniform by design, and small variations between pieces are normal rather than faults.
Put it on after perfume, hand cream and sanitiser, and take it off before washing up, swimming or sleeping. Wipe with a dry soft cloth only. Do not use silver polish, dip cleaners or toothpaste — they strip the blackening out of the recesses, which is the one kind of damage that cannot be undone on an oxidised piece. Store it dry in a pouch, away from other rings that could scratch it.
Type: Adjustable jaali ring. Metal: Brass. Finish: Oxidised antique silver tone. Work: Pierced lattice disc with a bezel-set green centre stone. Fit: Adjustable, open band.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (grams) | 11.00 |
| Colour/Finish | White |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU9-CD933ACA3D |
