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Appalachian Smith

Ouroboros Statement Ring — Golden Hills Turquoise | Hand-Stamped Sterling Silver | Size 13

Ouroboros Statement Ring — Golden Hills Turquoise | Hand-Stamped Sterling Silver | Size 13

$285.00 USD
$285.00 USD
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Hand-Forged from Ingot. No Shortcuts.

This ring was built entirely by hand from raw sterling silver ingot, no prefabricated blanks, no casting, no shortcuts except for serrated bezel. Every millimeter of the band was hammered, milled, shaped, and finished at the forge. The result is a piece with weight, presence, and a story you can feel.

Watch this ring being made → Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

The Symbol

The Ouroboros — the ancient symbol of the eternal cycle, the snake consuming itself — crowns this ring, coiling around a uniquely shaped Golden Hills turquoise stone. The snake's head rests at 12 o'clock, its body forming around the bezel in hand-twisted wire. It is not decoration. It is the piece.

The Stone

Golden Hills turquoise is among the rarest turquoise on earth, mined in Kazakhstan and prized for its vivid sky-blue color and distinctive dark matrix. This stone is natural. Its shape is unique, no two Golden Hills stones are alike, and this one will never be replicated.

Construction Details

  • Material: Hand-milled sterling silver ingot (except serrated bezel)
  • Stone: Natural Golden Hills turquoise — sold as natural and untreated
  • Setting: Hand-twisted wire bezel with Ouroboros snake form
  • Support: Hand-fabricated stamped box support under bezel
  • Accents: Twist wire on each side of bezel
  • Band: Diamond stamps, fan stamps, and sunburst stamps — 9mm wide
  • Ring size: 13
  • Total weight: 29 grams
  • Top face: 36mm × 31mm
  • Total height (band bottom to stone top): 34mm
  • Hallmark: STERLING stamped inside band

Packaging

Arrives in a black gift box with crinkle paper nest, ready to give or keep.

One of a Kind

This is a one-of-a-kind piece. When it's gone, it's gone. No reproductions, no reorders.

Handcrafted in the Appalachian Mountains

Each Appalachian Smith piece is forged by hand in the mountains of North Carolina. When you wear this ring, you carry a piece of that craft, and a piece of these mountains, with you.

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