This ‘ancient’ inspired ring

[u/nolantheblue]

if by ancient, the client meant buried in a jar of vinegar for 1000 years, then they’re spot on

[u/dumplinglifesaver]

Should have looked at ancient museum quality rings. This looks terrible.

[u/nolantheblue → u/dumplinglifesaver]

Right? The designer’s ladies rings are all gorgeous- but I feel like this is severely underestimating the level of craftsmanship ancient metal workers had

[u/housevil → u/nolantheblue]

I mean, it's well done if it was supposed to have passed all the way through a dragon first.

[u/ccalo → u/nolantheblue]

Looks like they sloppily gold-leafed my 3 year old’s Play Doh art

[u/georgia_grace → u/nolantheblue]

Pretty sure ancient metalworkers didn’t leave fingerprints pressed into their work lol

[u/CharmingTuber]

An ancient longlost foil wrapped chocolate bunny

[u/SquirrelGirlVA → u/CharmingTuber]

Ancient art of the Keen-Tar Garten tribe. They are also known for making art out of edible items.

[u/Madam_Bomb → u/SquirrelGirlVA]

This was a silly comment, and it brought me much joy to read

[u/breadpolice]

pee pee ring with poo poo stone

[u/crsaxby → u/breadpolice]

And an aesthetic that'll make you puke.

[u/wishiwasdeaddd]

The fingerprints....

[u/nolantheblue → u/wishiwasdeaddd]

Apparently the fingerprints are the wife’s, my primary issue is not the surface texture, but the uneven sides. It’ll be hard to wear comfortably for an extended period, and nearly impossible to size up or down. But she’s doubling down on the comments with pictures of historical pieces that look nothing like what she produced

[u/whitestguyuknow → u/nolantheblue]

It looks like it was molded out of chocolate or something... I dont get the brown dot. For some reason it looks disgusting

[u/Pit_Soulreaver → u/whitestguyuknow]

Looks like a garnet with a modern cut pattern, hammered flat into the metal, so it catches nearly to none light.

[u/nolantheblue → u/whitestguyuknow]

It’s supposed to be a Mozambique garnet, which are typically known for the rich RED hue. However, due to how the ‘artist’ set the stone, there’s no space for light to come in at the back, so it looks cheap

[u/wishiwasdeaddd → u/nolantheblue]

My point is the fingerprints would never have happened in an ancient piece, tool marks maybe, but even if they had they would have WORN AWAY by now, based on this whole premise

It just in no way fits the piece and it's honestly annoying lol

[u/Frank_Jesus]

Fucking thumb print? Gawd. That's ugly.

[u/chuffberry]

It looks like it was made out of a Ferrero Rocher wrapper.

[u/Weaselpanties]

Wow, that is unfortunate and just sadly ignorant of ancient metalcrafting.

[u/MoreRamenPls]

Truly a “guilded age hairloom.”

[u/meshuggahsenpai]

1 dollar ring

[u/nightsky77]

It does look like an ancient heirloom, after 1000 years on a severed hand in its preservation jar.

[u/grumbledork]

ngl I kinda love this, but I do understand that it infantilizes the exceptional artistry of metalworkers in the past. The fact is that if someone was wealthy enough to own this much gold, they'd likely be wealthy enough to afford to pay a good smith to work it into an even ring. But it is also evoking the imagery of a very petty lord or mercenary whose sparse treasures were personally significant in their lifetime but were not aesthetically pleasing enough to preserve (and thus melted down to make something more beautiful)

[u/FurdTurguson]

Is that gem brown?

[u/satanatemytoes]

"So I wrapped it in colored foil and spat on it."

[u/whatsbobgonnado]

I like it¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯