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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2349445, member: 2844"]It could be bronze, but since most 'antiquities' are fake there is a possibility this is too. It is a dangerous field for a new collector.</p><p>Does the surface feel smooth, or does it feel like some of the encrustation could flake off?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been looking at ancient Egyptian depictions of lizards, but could only find crocodiles.</p><p>The crocs are depicted with all four feet facing forward. The hindlegs weren't turned back, the way your lizard's legs are. That is seen more in sub-Saharan Africa. Which doesn't necessarily mean it was made in sub-Saharan Africa. If it is a fake, it could have been made anywhere.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2349445, member: 2844"]It could be bronze, but since most 'antiquities' are fake there is a possibility this is too. It is a dangerous field for a new collector. Does the surface feel smooth, or does it feel like some of the encrustation could flake off? I have been looking at ancient Egyptian depictions of lizards, but could only find crocodiles. The crocs are depicted with all four feet facing forward. The hindlegs weren't turned back, the way your lizard's legs are. That is seen more in sub-Saharan Africa. Which doesn't necessarily mean it was made in sub-Saharan Africa. If it is a fake, it could have been made anywhere.:([/QUOTE]
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