Does the lower Greek word look like this? ΉΛΛΗΝΙΚΕ
Hope someone more fluent will also look. The last bit, starting at 'Ainsi', is not part of the prayer & seems more like an addition wishing that...
Striking bracelet. :) Stones look like glass to me too. I considered dyed agate/chalcedony, but don't see any indication at all of banding or...
It's from 2013 & was pulled down for error. No photos with it now:...
If you could get it so the cats would actually come at the sound, you'd have a real money spinner there. You'd have to find a name other than cat...
17 year olds & phone - watched without turning on sound & still nearly died laughing. They were just determined that there had to be something...
[ATTACH] Is that another hole circled in blue? Does the other head have one too? Is it the area outlined in green that is solid, only the...
Looking at the dross makes you appreciate the gold all the more. Wednesday I was at an antiques show examining a $28,000 intaglio in my hand....
Never speak ill of the dead. I'm afraid the cameo, although cut out of a piece of helmet shell & no doubt by hand, is such a sorry example of the...
Could it be X, for Χριστος?
Since it is 'the Lord's Prayer', the words Jesus recommends when asked what to say when praying, perhaps the J__ is for Jesus ___. It is Matthew...
Hello, Chantal. The first thing to learn about turquoise is that there are a number of ways of mimicking it by dying other types of stone, as...
Could be the cord really didn't have to slide once it was threaded through. It's pretty big though. Just out of curiosity, can you get any sound...
You guess correctly. :)
#1 looks to me more like a handle/pull for some kind of cord.
Chalcedony is so plentiful on this planet, about the only reason to use some type of simulant would be for lighter weight, not for expense....
When an English cameo-collecting friend contacted the V&A over a delicate cleaning matter, the conservation department recommended saliva.
Not as late as the rust red Made in Russia mark on my badger. Thanks @Figtree3
Not sure my 2 cents on this is worth even 1 cent, but my gut feeling is that there is some sort of symbolism here: the contrast of the angular...
@Lecollectionneur Edit your post above & close the space between '@' & 'Any' if you want the tag to work.
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