I can't help you there I'm afraid, I'm not that well versed on how to tell the difference.
They are aural speculums, devices to allow doctor to more easily examine inside ones ear canal.[IMG]
These are often called a Rhyton. They come in many forms and shapes, most commonly a conical shape, though there are many examples of ram shaped...
In Japanese 樂山篁子生 = Raw painting by Takako Kanayama or 樂山 can read as 'Rakuzan' in Japanese Japanese Artist Tsuchiya Rakusan Check out The Foster...
Raw painting is not the title, it is merely a description of the style of painting used. There is no title given that I can see. As for the...
Given the Schreger angles pattern (crosshatch grain characteristic of elephant ivory) on the top of the goats head....... ivory...... or...
Reading Right to Left as Chinese does. 貂蝉拜月 = Diao Chan worships the moon. Can also be seen written at times as 貂蟬閉月 = Diao Chan eclipses the...
I would say though also, if it comes down to your valuation of an item, you should also see a professional, we here are best used to merely help...
I would say yes... It appears conveniently singed around just the outside edge, the image itself seem also conveniently missing the paint layers...
Most definitely Egyptian, an artificially aged piece being an interpretation on an existing form. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After a quick look around I can see these are commonly listed as 20th century, 1940s, Chinese Republic Period Porcelain and seem to be on offer...
The more intense the calligraphic style the harder it is for me to read it, can you get an even closer up photo still in focus?
How about a photo of it?
It is Chinese. Front cover reads 擊蒙要訣 = Key to attack Here is your entire text in Chinese. http://m.blog.daum.net/ywhwchang/15494 Here it is...
Yellow Cover 飯沼慾齋著述 = Written by Iinuma Yokusai 飯沼慾齋 = Iinuma Rokusai (1782-1865), a scientist in the Edo period of Japan . He studied Dutch...
Yes, I must agree, after researching many such examples of Makonde carvings, I see many with similar characteristics as the arms being similar and...
It is a fisherman’s god which comes from Rarotonga, the largest island in the Cook Islands. Here are a couple of other examples. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
She's a modern independent woman. Ella es una mujer moderna e independiente.
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