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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2683647, member: 2844&quot;]No problem raver, I want people&#039;s opinions to get closer to the identity of the little lady. Every insight helps to evaluate it, so thank you for yours.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> It also helps me to assess the whys and wherefores, and get a clearer picture in my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>The market for kohl bottles is smaller than niche.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Most people seem to buy kohl bottles as a curio item to add to a perfume bottle collection. That means they don&#039;t pay much, because they&#039;d rather save their cash for a silver perfume bottle.</p><p>The real money is in ancient Egyptian and ancient Syrian/Phoenician bottles, which are bought by collectors of Egyptian, Syrian and Phoenician artifacts in general. Those are faked because people pay for ancient Egyptian etc.</p><p>As an illustration of the niche interest, the very first book on kohl bottles was only published last year. It is excellent, but the Egyptologist writer left the Indian sub-continent out.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>From a practical viewpoint, if I were an Indian faker, I would rather copy those small silver amulets with deities. Much easier to make, and much higher prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>With bronzes etc in general, I look for things like the wear on the footrim. The footrim of this bottle is nicely rounded from what looks to me like genuine wear. The Indian fakes that I have seen, had file marks on the base, and the edges of the base were much sharper than on this bottle.</p><p>Having said that, I am not an expert. In the past I relied on my metallurgist-archaeologist father, but unfortunately he is no longer with us. I picked up pointers from him, but that is nothing like the thorough knowledge and experience he had.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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