See there? First liar don't stand a chance!
I was gonna ask about veil...but OP had done it an' I hadn't read the thread far enough to notice. Asleep at th' switch, as usual...sigh.
Yeah...heavy enough to contort yer body just to carry it. I'm pretty bent outta shape anyway...I'd be proud to suffer th' corporal disfigurement,...
Good work, Obb...Thanks!
What are the clues for Faience? I've got a nice old? ring, set with a green scarab...somewhere. I'm on the hunt, now!
If you're wrong by half, that's still ~$150+...I'm in for $90!
I can't be sure (your pics are really good, though) but could the material be marine ivory? In some of those pics I seem to see cracked ice, as in...
Huh? Oops...my bad.
You'll find good interest...but probably get painfully scalped unless you have a pretty good idea of what they're "worth"...an' are aware the...
It looks poured, to me.
I think rather that the rough finish is from being naturally tumbled by movement through water, sand & mud over the course of a few decades....
You might try these folks: https://asianart.com/phpforum/index.php
That's a fine piece of clay, Brad!
Out of abyssal ignorance, but with complete confidence, I'll offer Central or South American origin. If that isn't right, I'll always wish it had...
Welcome...you're in good company here!
I'll accept that...but it doesn't please me.
That is very good...Thanks!
Encourage them...and practice muted patience. There'll come a day...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All of 'em are smooth enough to call polished, 'tho not mirror-smooth; the string weighs 21.4g...enough to seem...
Chinese soapstone.
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