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<p>[QUOTE="Barry Crouch, post: 1291013, member: 13065"][ATTACH=full]218445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]218446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]218447[/ATTACH] Hello, I have what I am calling a soapstone box. It is heavy and ornately carved. I believe it is hand carved due to the fact that around the base the same intricate dragon appears on each of the eight sides, but no side matches another exactly. It is about 5.5" in diameter. The dragon on top is very intricate as well. On each of the eight sides of the top a different image is carved into it. I thought it was a common piece until recently, when I found I cannot find a similar item online anywhere. I have a poor quality picture attached. If it helps, I can find another camera and take a few more. Though I have had it for a few years, today is the first time I looked at it in detail. I believe there is damage - it appears that the horns were broken off. I had always thought they were just made the way they are, but it appears that the "snubs" are missing the finish that the rest of the item has, so, I believe there was originally more material there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I received this from my younger brother, who died tragically a few years ago. I believe he told me he got it from an elderly gentleman in southeast Asia (Thailand, possibly?).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barry Crouch, post: 1291013, member: 13065"][ATTACH=full]218445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]218446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]218447[/ATTACH] Hello, I have what I am calling a soapstone box. It is heavy and ornately carved. I believe it is hand carved due to the fact that around the base the same intricate dragon appears on each of the eight sides, but no side matches another exactly. It is about 5.5" in diameter. The dragon on top is very intricate as well. On each of the eight sides of the top a different image is carved into it. I thought it was a common piece until recently, when I found I cannot find a similar item online anywhere. I have a poor quality picture attached. If it helps, I can find another camera and take a few more. Though I have had it for a few years, today is the first time I looked at it in detail. I believe there is damage - it appears that the horns were broken off. I had always thought they were just made the way they are, but it appears that the "snubs" are missing the finish that the rest of the item has, so, I believe there was originally more material there. I received this from my younger brother, who died tragically a few years ago. I believe he told me he got it from an elderly gentleman in southeast Asia (Thailand, possibly?).[/QUOTE]
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