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Message:: [QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4477446, member: 19137"]I've had this bit for a while and made some assumptions. Wife has me working hard at the new property so I've not been buying or selling and rarely get to even check my emails right now. I was setting up some display cabinets and trying to decide what to place in them and chose this and a netsuki I need info on. Regardless, this came out of a storage locker I purchased a number of years ago that was owned by a (deceased) asian antiquities dealer. I've sold everything that was in that unit except this little piece. I believe it is a foo dog or foo lion. I would love to know what exactly this was intended for (opium pipe?) I assume the material is bone as I did not note the look of ivory on close inspection. The little round ball in the mouth is loose so was carved into place. Looks like it was used as a pipe. its very yellow and I assume part of that is from being used to smoke something, but I think part of that is age. Love to get some thoughts on this piece. Thanks [ATTACH=full]388332[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388334[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388335[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]