Gelatin emulsions (the layer that carries the silver halides) have been used since the 1880's on both negatives (glass, and later various polymer...
Based on the photo, you made the right decision.
@Fid's point is true, of course. People usually do not come to this forum to ask questions if they already know what they have. The point of...
Photos can be deceptive, but it does not look like straw. The weaving elements look too wide, and straw is smooth, not ribbed. It also looks too...
I don't know how old the OP is, or what country he/she is from. I don't know if the OP is or was in the military. I have read about all manner of...
Your initial response was to my use of the word "recovered" with reference to a type of Gandharan artifact. How the OP acquired his particular...
Are you talking about this specific artifact? Gandharan artifacts in general? Archeology in foreign countries in general? I would not characterize...
I believe there have been some legitimate excavations in Gandharan sites. I wouldn't tar everyone with the same brush.
I am usually searching images, and can sometimes use a pinterest image to track down a legitimate reference. It is frustrating, though.
It may be related to the Gandhara tradition in Afghanistan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhara) . This figure of a woman appears to have the...
I think the clip point style of the blade is unusual for an Asian/Oceanic knife. And most of the ethnographic blades I have seen are ground on...
I believe your figure is a reproduction of one from the Jama Coaque culture of Ecuador, c. 1st-5th century. As with most archeological contexts,...
I think the horn sheath has been worked on by dermestid beetles. Is that a hex nut holding the handle onto the tang?
With the captions printed on the back like that, they look like commercial souvenirs for tourists. And with the numbering, clearly part of a...
Just curious - are the images inserted, or painted directly on the metal?
The closest I have found, stylistically, is this Kota figure. The Kota are a group that live in the eastern Gabon, near the border with the...
Pretty sure it is African, but not ringing any bells yet as to more specific origin. The style is not familiar. But the raffia accoutrements have...
Thanks all. I will just assume it is recent.
Philippines might be a good guess. The wood reminds me of Philippine "mahogany"/luan. Perhaps one of our furniture people could weigh in on the...
Not transfer ware - all hand painted. Yes, comparing colors is difficult, and so dependent on lighting and monitors. I found another example,...
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