Good morning So I went and do some research. This is a Gymnopleurus beetle. It fits the ones used between 1570 and 656 BC. The material it's made...
I got it at Milnerton Market in Cape Town. This seller sells a lot of antique and tribal articles. Silver, glass, jewelry etc. This scarab was...
Good evening Today I finally got my first Egyptian Scarab. It's made of Faience, a Egyptian type of ceramic. I am trying to figure out if it...
It is missing about 6cm of the one leg and other one has been glued in the past. Still really beautiful.
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Good evening I found this in a charity shop last week. He is missing one of his back legs and usually I stay away from broken pottery, but I got...
Good day I found this on the market today and really liked it. Its made of teracota with colored glaze. I believe it is a Spanish floor tile but...
Good evening I got thiscat a market this weekend. After some research I found it to be a betel nut cutter. It is made of iron an a bit rusty. Any...
Good morning It is definitely horn and not wood. I had to put some wax on it as it was very dry and cracked. Here is a less waxed picture. [ATTACH]
Good Evening I found this on a local boot sale market today. It seems to be a water buffalo carved out of some type of horn. I think buffalo horn...
Good evening. So I have contacted the gallery. This one was made around 2008 and is worth a lot more than what I expected. Great owning a cute...
Good evening I found this small bronze elephant paperweight by Donald Greig last year. I am trying to figure out more about its age and amount...
Here is another picture. Jannie
With back paws like a frog?
Good evening Found this clay/pottery frog today. It looks like something from the Americas. Any help will be welcome. Jannie
Good evening So the last of today's finds. This green glass bead was also in the mix with the coral. It seems really old but I have no idea....
Yes I also now believe they are sponse coral filled with red resin. Thanks for the help. Jannie
Good day My second post of the coral beads I got earlier today. These seems much more real than my others. I really like the large one. Any...
Yes I am from South Africa.
Good day More finds from the market today. I bought a jag of what seems to be coral beads. I will post the 3 types separately. These look like...
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