I was going to suggest something in the same family, calcite alabaster.
Looks like it is missing a stopper/lid. The construction looks old; the simple star decoration seems like something you would have seen in the...
Soapstone (steatite) is a subcategory of alabaster, less finely grained. Seller is probably correct. Both are easily & frequently dyed....
Color looks good for sard & sharpness of edges encouraging for stone rather than molded glass. My guess is that it is the initial I, done in...
You are very welcome here, Swede. It sounds as though your hobby takes much dedication and perseverance. We will be interested in seeing some of...
Merci, ma cousine française. I see I really should take it apart & clean it up a bit. It has been lying flat because the very delightful,...
Even if you don't show us the result, it would tell you more about the color if you can shine the flashlight (or sunlight) through the opening...
I did not try to parse all of this, but think you should look at the instructions for IRS Form 8283. The woman at the library probably knows what...
It looks quite black in most of the new batch of pix. A bit of reddishness in the last 2; is it picking up the reflection of something red? If...
Condolences to you & your family, DB. We have some sense of the person your father was from the beautiful and interesting things he brought into...
She's lovely, but another lovely one will come along at a price you like better. Whole helmet shells quickly start to take up a lot of space....
May have come out with all the other items celebrating the centenary of her works.
Oh, and the fancy term for his cap is petasos. A really fancy term (Greek) for his staff is kerykeion.
Intaglio locket fob, Mercury/Hermes with caduceus. It is just so hard to tell, especially when the back is covered over, whether an intaglio like...
No. 3 is my favorite too. My 'gestalt' of that signature is McT__
Hi, Cuz. The elements used in the necklace are all, including the clasp, things you could find today from beading supply sources. Rose quartz,...
Drunken monks seem to be a genre like dogs playing poker. A search for 'painting drunken monks' turned up many variants, including another artist...
As a still relatively new member, I rather enjoy it when an older post is resurrected by a new comment because it brings things to my attention I...
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