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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2210987, member: 5833&quot;]So many things strike me as wrong about this.&nbsp; The smooth, symmetrical shape of the basic vase body vs the wobbly crude way the Greek key design it incised at top &amp; bottom.&nbsp; The way all the decorative elements look applied, not carved from a single piece.&nbsp; The strange mix of decoration: roses, a rat, yin yang fish, dragon handles.&nbsp; The way the purple coloring is gone from high points.&nbsp; The way the underlying material looks white anyplace the finish is cut through.&nbsp; The conspicuous appearance of chisel marks on the bottom.&nbsp; The fact that it has the appearance of a vase but is not in fact hollow.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is solid all the way down from the depression in the top, I have no doubt it is quite heavy, cool to the touch.&nbsp; Maybe if I could handle it my opinion would change.&nbsp; For now, I simply cannot see this as carved stone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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