70s Navajo Teme Sterling Inlay Ring

Authentic Navajo Teme Sterling Silver and Gemstone Inlay Ring, cirxa 1970s. Excellent stone completeness with a beautifully aged patina on the sterling silver band. No deep scratches, cracked stones, or missing sections.  Teme was a prominent production company originally founded by the family of artisan Jonathan McKinney. The shop hired and trained skilled Native American craftsmen to create high-quality, hand-cut stone inlay jewelry, including for the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild.  The fine channel inlay mosaic features segmented green turquoise panels flanking central bands of iridescent fire opal. The oval face is bordered by a clean silver bezel, resting on a structural split-shank band with decorative ribbed ladder shoulders common in Navajo Southwestern Native American artisan metalwork. Original owner.  Approx size 8