The main inspiration of this ring is the novel ""Of Mice and Men"" by John Steinbeck. The figures are 14k Gold (NOT plated) and the rest is oxidized sterling silver. There is small topaz stone also set to the ring.Starting point of Of Mice and Men Ring is, the nature of human is aspiration of possession and aspiration of being part of human world as they are emphasized in the novel.""In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. There is writing promoting social change, writing punishing injustice, writing in celebration of heroism, but always that base theme. Try to understand each other."" [John Steinbeck in his 1938 journal entry]Size: 6 US and higher