Vintage Taxco Eagle 3 CET Handmade Oxidized Sterling Silver Ring Geometric Xicalcoliuhqui Step outlets Fret Design, Unisex Sterling Silver Band

Vintage Taxco Eagle 3 CET Oxidized Sterling Silver Ring Geometric Xicalcoliuhqui Step outlets Fret Design

Marked "Mexico", "Eagle 3", "Sterling CET"

I believe this geometric design is a variation of so-called Xicalcoliuhqui or "step fret". It is composed of three or more steps connected to a hook or spiral.

According to Wikipedia, "The motif is associated with many ideas, and is variously thought to depict water, waves, clouds, lightning, a serpent or serpent-deity like the mythological fire or feathered serpents, as well as more philosophical ideas like cyclical movement, or the life-giving connection between the light of the sun and the earth, and it may have been a protection against death, but no single meaning is universally accepted.It is also possible that the motif represents the cut conch shell which is an emblem of Ehecatl, the wind god, an aspect of Quetzalcoatl."

Band is about 1/2" wide, 2 mm thick, inside diameter is 3/4".

Ring size: 8.5-9

Weight: 9.7 g

Very good vintage condition with minor signs of wear.