Looks like it was "tinned",I don't see repousse the inside is too dark.The design works seems to all be chased from what I can see.
@ JohnNL Can you post a large photo of the front of the figure?
They look like mussel shells,you can see the growth ring in post #14.
It's a waste of time and effort to track down a findings manufacture company, they come and go quite often and has no bearing on who made the piece.
Unless you can figure out who made them...there are too many possibilities, they could be made by a hobbyist or a class project.
Many findings companies mark their products with metal content and trademark with no connection with who actually made the item.I.E. the swivel...
3 strands of heavy copper wire with 2 strands of twisted copper wire covering one of the heavy wires.Work hardened copper can be "harder" and very...
Nice photos... did the originals all have an applied/soldered skull or were they cast one piece rings?
The photo details are too out of focus,but the left photo looks like it could have a Chinese zodiac .
@ BoudiccaJones Clean the bottom of the stamp and post another photo.
The animal looks like a Persian leopard,the photo of the gold isn't clear but it looks like Koftgari inlay.
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[ATTACH] With the beaded strap and other NA style bead work pieces .... this is my bag.
Looks like rhino horn with applied stripes ,not sure how the stripes were "dyed".
It's not too small for a snuff box,I have a wood snuff box which is 1.25 inches wide and 2.25 inches long.
@ komokwa The Lone Mountain Turquoise mine had a wide variety specimens,here is a more pictorial site with a number of differences from the mines...
There is nothing Etruscan revival about it,it is a modern design piece with granulation.Since there is no maker's mark or hallmark the piece could...
The technique to apply the small gold balls is granulation and craftsmen have been doing it for centuries.What was in the gold content for to be...
It's a Shinto Shimenawa sacred rope.
I wonder what was in the backside before it fell out.
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