Quote from @Any Jewelry: "Absolutely. And from the angle of the Schreger line intersections, you can see it is elephant ivory, so a problem if you...
Looks like ivory. You can see the characteristic cross-hatching (schreger lines) on the base and on the horse's rump.
@Any Jewelry, do you recognize the marks on the bottom, or can you suggest someone who might? As for the metal, is has got me puzzled. I do not...
I believe it is trying to be Olmec:[IMG] https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/722344 Or Aztec: [IMG]...
I think it is a censer. Put coals in the lower portion, and aromatic resins or other materials in the upper cup.
Hello Angel Ray. You can tell if there is any iron in it by using a magnet - if there is iron, the magnet will be attracted to it. However, green...
https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html
Thank you for that clarification. It did seem a little extreme. :)
It looks like the two edges of the break in the ring might fit together if squeezed, so perhaps once a complete ring. I agree it looks very worn....
Looks like another one! Good find @i need help.
Yes, very similar! So there seems to be a type - young boy without pants :confused:, with something on one shoulder. We need one of our Asian...
I think he looks more Chinese than Japanese. Just found this similar example, described as a pendant (the one on the right): [IMG]...
A good pace to start might be a basic history of glass, with a strong dose of the technologies involved. I would recommend Chloe Zerwick's "A...
shutterstock.com has 33 pages of photographs of Civil War reenactments. Just for clarity, if you were thinking these were actual images from the...
An article on antiquetrader.com explains the technique:...
Yes, modern photos of reenactors.
Your cat is slipcast, which is a different technique than either Staffordshire or the Persian Qajar pottery cats. I suspect it is more modern.
This site gives a very good comparison of silk vs. mercerized bamboo vs. rayon art-silk. Scroll down the page a bit for a series of comparative...
Looks like a fairly contemporary Pakistani Bokhara, like this: [IMG] https://www.rugvista.com/carpet/pakistan-bokhara-2ply?...
The first one with the blue dragons is Chinese, as @Bakersgma said. From the photo of the back, it looks to be fairly recent and machine made (not...
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