Carved Spiral Oval Silver Ring | Sapheen

Specs

Care

Dry polishing cloth on the raised dimples. No silver dip — it strips the oxidised groove.

Motif

Carved spiral

Stone

None

Style

Large oval face on a wide band

Finish

Hand-hammered dimpling, oxidised spiral groove

Gender

Unisex

Origin

Handmade in Cappadocia, Turkey

Material

925 sterling silver

Face Shape

Oval, domed

Construction

Face and band formed as one piece

Metal Purity

925 sterling silver

Highlights

• Solid 925 sterling silver throughout — no stone, no second metal, nickel-free
• Large oval face with a hand-carved spiral, darkened in the groove
• Domed rather than flat, so the surface moves with the light
• Hand-hammered dimpling across both the face and the band
• Wide hammered band, made as one piece with the face
• Small silver beads flanking the shoulders where the face meets the band
• Sits high on the finger — a piece meant to be worn alone
• Handmade in our Cappadocia workshop, Turkey — spiral and hammering vary per ring
• Arrives in a Sapheen gift box with a care card

Made by Sapheen

Description

A large oval face, hammered all over into a field of small dimples, with a single spiral carved through it from the outer edge to the centre. The groove is darkened so the line reads clearly against the bright dimpled surface, and the face is domed rather than flat, so it catches light differently as the hand moves. The spiral is cut by hand, which is why the spacing between the turns tightens as it nears the centre instead of stepping evenly like a machined groove. Every dimple around it is a separate hammer strike. Nothing here is cast: the surface is the record of the making. The band is wide and carries the same dimpled hammering, so the ring reads as one piece rather than a face mounted on a plain shank. Where the face meets the band, small silver beads sit on each side — the only smooth, rounded elements on the ring, and the detail that keeps the join from looking abrupt. The spiral is among the oldest marks made in Anatolia, cut into pottery and stone here long before it was worn as jewellery. It has been read as water, as growth, as return — we make no claim about which. What matters on the hand is that it is a single continuous line, so the eye follows it inward and the ring holds attention without a stone. The face covers a good part of the finger and sits high, so this is a piece to wear alone. There is no stone and no second metal: the whole ring is 925 sterling silver. Made by hand in our Cappadocia workshop. Because the spiral is cut and the surface struck by hand, the line and the hammer pattern differ on every ring.