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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 81375, member: 54&quot;]I don&#039;t know this area but of course that never stops me from commenting anyway.&nbsp; My gut feel is that it is a souvenir item.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think is made of good jade like this one, <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/jade-mask-for-ritual-or-funeral-use-8x17-3x5cm-from-stock-graphic/148356047" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/jade-mask-for-ritual-or-funeral-use-8x17-3x5cm-from-stock-graphic/148356047" rel="nofollow">http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/jade-mask-for-ritual-or-funeral-use-8x17-3x5cm-from-stock-graphic/148356047</a>&nbsp; but yours may have been made based on the one at the link.&nbsp; Real antique ones don&#039;t seem have much of the long groove design elements carved into them.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a great one that&#039;s apparently well-documented.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.friendsofjade.org/storage/ms75.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.friendsofjade.org/storage/ms75.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.friendsofjade.org/storage/ms75.jpg</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the really old ones I see online have signs of age or having been long-buried and I can&#039;t see any of that on yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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