10-01-2014 07:09 AM
Greetings to all! I'm hoping I'm in the Right Place at the Right Time to help ID this fabulous Ring! I've done so much research, and seems there's a lot of info to confuse me I think this is Guatemalan? And appears to be a Mayan God or Warrior. Figure is etched and cut out and band is Silver, quite ornate. To me, it almost looks Mexican? There are no hallmarks, but my jeweler did say it's Rose Gold and Silver. My acid tests it as 14k. But would love some Key Words and Info on who this might be and the Origin. Haven't seen ANYthing like it on ebay or google so far! Many Thanks!
10-08-2014 07:08 AM
Hey there, what cool ring! The construction of it looks Mexican to me. It is nicely made and has hand tooled engraving. The tapered bezel is impressive. This ring was fabricated by hand, not cast. I know this because I am a silversmith who prefers to fabricate myself and I recognize the techniques. As for the figure, I have no idea. It is obvoiusly a traditional symbol. It has a Mayan flair to it for sure but I'm not an expert on their symbology. I hope this helps and thanks for sharing such a neat piece! I'll be interested to hear what you find out!