A jade huqqa ring, North India, 18th century

the dark celadon green ring finely carved in relief on the outer surface with concave flutes flowing diagonally, the plain inner surface smoothly polished to reveal a light blue-grey mottling enlivened by small black flecks 

In very good condition, intact, as viewed.
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The slightly flattened spherical form of the huqqa ring can be traced back to the globular lota, the earthenware or brass water carrier used for millennia throughout the Indian subcontinent (Zebrowski 1997, p.228). Over time, many huqqa rings such as the present example were separated from the original huqqa that they once would have supported and are even rarer to find, particularly in the jade medium.