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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4165508, member: 5833"]In the handful of ivory pieces I have, I've not seen a little black pin hole like this, which of course is far from proof that such things do not occur. I think a needle that was hot enough could burn a little pit like this. It's very round & unnatural looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>The circumstantial evidence is that this is a piece that is hard to figure out. I had written it off as resin after hoping it was ivory, so I have no trouble imagining someone else equally perplexed who fired up a needle. Also, there's the question of whether the carver would have chosen a piece of material with such a blemish?</p><p><br /></p><p>That's my case, but all questions are fair. It's there now, one way or the other. I'm just tickled to be able to move the cameo out of man made exile.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4165508, member: 5833"]In the handful of ivory pieces I have, I've not seen a little black pin hole like this, which of course is far from proof that such things do not occur. I think a needle that was hot enough could burn a little pit like this. It's very round & unnatural looking. The circumstantial evidence is that this is a piece that is hard to figure out. I had written it off as resin after hoping it was ivory, so I have no trouble imagining someone else equally perplexed who fired up a needle. Also, there's the question of whether the carver would have chosen a piece of material with such a blemish? That's my case, but all questions are fair. It's there now, one way or the other. I'm just tickled to be able to move the cameo out of man made exile.[/QUOTE]
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