https://www.khm.at/en/artworks/koerbchenohrgehaenge-70428

Here’s PugJesus, bringing us another epic artifact from the past!

Just a relay station for very cool museums who put their artifacts online! 🙏

i quickly read the bottom right corner as 'no refunds'. reckon it applies in any case....

I have a dumb question about artifacts like this, they are always a bit borked (assimetrical designs, not really round, etc.) is this a process limitation e.g. they just couldn't make them better, or they were in better shape and were damaged during their lifetime?

I imagine a mixture of those factors. Some are fantastically symmetrical, most are a little asymmetrical, many are seemingly crude.

I imagine some of it is a literal skill issue - many pieces were probably created by non-specialist artisans in a time before robust technical manuals and training standards.

Stupid question: do they use cm or inches on the rulers in the photos?

I believe cm