Wonderful - thank you!
Woodstock Granite..... a pinkish-toned, coarse-grained, gray granitic rock that was quarried near the town of Granite in Baltimore and Howard...
That's what I thought, too, but I can find numerous references and images of the Mason's use of the "Eye of Providence" (with the eye on top of a...
What is the size? Is it magnetic (iron)? If not, it may be bronze. The eye symbol is the Egyptian "eye of Horus". Perhaps a token from some type...
Can you tell what the base material is? Does it feel light weight or heavy? The red material could be a typical lacquer base used to prepare a...
Having worked with a collection that included archeological material collected over 100 years ago, I can say you will see a variety of cataloging...
Evidence to help date your painting and understand its history may be found in the construction of the strainer it is mounted on, the tacking...
It does seem to have a more "European" layout.
Thanks!
Walrus ivory has that distinctive crystalline structure on the interior. The appearance, and cracks on the other surfaces also looks right for...
@Potteryplease, I hope you don't mind me piggybacking here. I recently acquired this little bag, buried in a box of junk at auction. About 8" x 7...
Thanks for reposting. Full image loads larger than the thumbnails when you click on them, and is just easier than clicking and scrolling through...
I told you she would know more.
It would be very helpful if you could go back and post your photos as full images, rather than thumbnails, and number them so we can refer to each...
Probably Tibetan, depicting Chakrasamvara, an important manifestation of Buddha in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. @Any Jewelry will be able to explain...
Probably a printing block for the black elements of a multiple color image. What are the dimensions? Is there anything on the back?
The only reasonable comparisons I have found (including the one AJ linked to) were both passed at auction....
It does vaguely resemble a NA grooved axe, but I cannot see how a ground axe could degrade into that particular shape. Stone axes were typically...
@Anthony Divergigelis - I think we would find it most helpful if you could photograph the object straight on from all four sides, as well as the...
Interesting object, but it does not look like any stone tool that I have handled. You might try showing it to a geologist if there is one at a...
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