925 silver, hallmarked according to international standards Copper, choice of natural Arizona turquoise (blue) or so-called "nan hong" agate (red) set in the eyes. As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology in Paris, all our stones are appraised and certified. Adjustable ring adjustable to all sizes. Dimensions of 20mm Weight of about 15 grams Mixed ring, it goes to both men and women. TAOTIE DRAGON The taotie is a design commonly used on Chinese ritual bronze vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasty. The design usually consists of a zoomorphic mask, described as frontal, bilaterally symmetrical, with a pair of raised eyes, and usually without a lower jaw area. Some claim that the design can be attributed to jade pieces found in Neolithic sites such as the Liangzhu culture (3310–2250 BC). In ancient Chinese mythology as "classic of mountains and seas", the taotie (??) is one of the "four evil creatures of the world", along with Hundun (??), Qiongqi (??), and Taowu (??). ). On the other side, there are four holy creatures in Chinese mythology called Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger and Black Tortoise. The four are also sometimes friends and juxtapose with the four benevolent animals which are Qilin (??), Dragon (?), Turtle (?), and Fenghuang (??). The taotie motif is a stylized and symmetrical representation of an imaginary animal, borrowing some of its features from the dragon (?/?, long, or ?, kuí). Some other aspects liken it to the tiger, or even to the ox or the mutton. The animal is described as a fierce creature, horned and with bulging eyes under thick eyebrows, whose half jaw is adorned with sharp fangs (the lower jaw is missing). The term tao tie is sometimes rendered by "glutton", also known for its voracity. It can be observed in two ways: either as two Kui dragons facing each other, muzzle to muzzle, seen in profile. They then have only one leg, and their tail draws a volute. either like a mask, with bulging eyes, horns, fangs, a jawbone, ...