He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;...
Looks good. The plural of story is stories. :)
You live in Veritate Victoria, right? :p
Now that's 'exceeds expectations'. Congrats on being rewarded for a good eye.
Crosshatching only appears in cross sections. Ivory does show lines running the long way. [ATTACH]
The first photo you put up after OP's looks like elephant ivory as I am used to seeing it. If these long, slender, thin walled tusks are also...
A clue? https://www.cufflinksdepot.com/p/18C1512S13/Sterling+Snail+Cufflinks.html
How long is this? {just answered} This looks to me more like some kind of horn coated over with a resin of some sort & crosshatching meant to...
Prophetic. Saw something of similar shape called a divination bowl. Maybe that's it.
If you believe that I have a libation bowl to sell you.
This Ernst Wahliss worked in something like this style....
That turns up some weird stuff in Google. [IMG]
The tin over copper stuff seems mostly to be attributed to the Safavid Empire, 1502-1736. I'm going to rub my cat's tummy instead.
I find it extremely strange. The underside does not have it. Think we're supposed to give it a pass as tin over the copper. I just find it too...
Well, there goes my self-study course in Persian art & artifacts.
[ATTACH] near-pure copper (98%) Sold for $895...
Wouldn't you? :p
[ATTACH] https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/persian-achaemenid-copper-bowl-lot-1801172857 I don't know if this is genuine or not, but it is...
The bottom of Elif's lighter is very worn. [ATTACH]
Look at the lovely lustres next to her. Decorated for Christmas?
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