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<p>[QUOTE="NaptownFTW, post: 2502922, member: 9989"]I picked up this estate piece this week. Tests as silver, with no hallmarks I can find. The figure is hollow and soldered together in halves. I am guessing the animals are an ocelot (or jaguar) and a tapir or something along those lines. The back is definitely shinier than front due to being worn. The main stone (it’s not jade) seems to be drilled though long-ways; one hole is visible, but my pin stopped in the middle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Measures about 2-1/2” tall by 3-1/2” wide. It feels Central American, or maybe further north? Anyone able to make a more educated guess on its origin?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]267554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NaptownFTW, post: 2502922, member: 9989"]I picked up this estate piece this week. Tests as silver, with no hallmarks I can find. The figure is hollow and soldered together in halves. I am guessing the animals are an ocelot (or jaguar) and a tapir or something along those lines. The back is definitely shinier than front due to being worn. The main stone (it’s not jade) seems to be drilled though long-ways; one hole is visible, but my pin stopped in the middle. Measures about 2-1/2” tall by 3-1/2” wide. It feels Central American, or maybe further north? Anyone able to make a more educated guess on its origin? [ATTACH=full]267554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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