Ah, bien sur!
Another bunch of Shriners: [IMG]
One of them is not in Eastern Costume: [ATTACH] I am starting to wonder if this is not a collage of pictures that was rephotographed to be one...
Too bad none of us can also use the tactile clues available to you. We might come up with some other ideas. The day's still young.
What is the rooster doing leading the others so close to the fox/dog's bowl? They are not going unnoticed!
In the US something qualifies as antique if it is 100 years old or older. The lady could have lived then. Again, I do not have the expertise to...
From a how-to site: Metallic polymer clay is a translucent polymer clay that uses mica powder as its pigment. Many brands of polymer clay carry...
Layers upon layers. Just can't see someone drilling ball bearings, then coating them in 2 layers of something & stringing on bead wire. [ATTACH]
The movement is marked A R. Any further info there?
Would you have bought it to hang in your own home or with the idea of reselling it? Reproductions are very sophisticated now; I do not have the...
I think polymer clay is the best explanation. It is quite dense, popular with makers of hand made beads, and is not gritty like real clay. The...
The lady's clothes & hair could be late 19th century - early 20th century. Is the painting on canvas (fabric)? The original work is certainly...
Considering that Alexander didn't get very far into India & almost literally killed himself trying, his propaganda machine was even better than I...
Two of the figures in this section do not look like they would have been allowed to become members of the Eastern rite: [ATTACH]
These are polymer clay: [IMG]
And lumpy. I don't even know how you would go about making metal beads that way. Strung on coated bead wire?
I often misinterpret photos. The interior of this one does not look like metal to me: [ATTACH]
Alexander the Great and the Romans both had Herakles/Hercules worked into their origin stories. Just trying to see how far away I can get from...
Hollow or solid? My thoughts are clay with some kind of metallic glaze or even polymer clay, if it can be given that kind of finish. The varying...
From the one green bead shown in close up, guessing those are green aventurine, another member of the quartz family with carnelian & other...
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