...Gemologist degree, that’s what the instructors all called the schreger lines. Sorry, I should have specified that. Thank you for explaining it :)
Thanks @2manybooks for the additional clarification!!
No, Schreger lines crisscross in the crosshatched pattern described above & are visible only in ivory segments that have been cut in cross section...
...a description you sometimes see in older books on ivory, before "Schreger lines" became the more common term. It refers to a decorative type of...
Schreger lines are cross-hatched lines on ivory. They are easily spotted on rounded parts, like on this photo: [ATTACH] A lot of netsuke have a...
I have no idea what engine turning means. AJ, Are those the Schreger lines that can be seen vertically on the back of the item in the last...
...either. Cross-hatching would be the usual word when referring to Schreger lines.:) While 'engine turning' gives an idea of what we see, it...
I don’t see any schreger lines but the pictures aren’t super focused and they’re pretty screaming on all my mom’s pieces so I’d say not ivory.
...and carefully detailed, whatever the material ..can you see any Schreger lines (cross section grain) in the material? However faint, there...
Another vote for real ivory and an abundance of Schreger lines in the right places. And I have to agree, they are likely to be post-1947. @Couch...
They aren’t evident on my iPad. They just look like resin to me.
...where you would expect them. [ATTACH] IMO these are ivory. Schreger lines only appear in cross sections. No doubt there are many resin...
+1 I'm not seeing Schreger lines in the blank areas nor on the figures. The spiral ascending strips seem to have vertical lines not distinct...
...looks to me more like some kind of horn coated over with a resin of some sort & crosshatching meant to look like Schreger lines drawn on. [ATTACH]
Yes. I see Schreger lines indicating ivory
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...(which would be a cross section of the original tusk). I am pretty sure it would show the "schreger lines" that are diagnostic of elephant ivory.
...that pushes me in the direction of natural material; it has a Schreger-y look to me. Could well have been salvaged. My sense is that the...
Great to know. It didn’t have zig zaggy pattern but I was pretty sure it was what I thought it was.
So I live and learn........Thanks, @Bronwen!
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