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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4421934, member: 8267&quot;]If it can be removed from the wooden base (and there is not glue obscuring it), the most diagnostic features should be visible on the bottom edge. If it is elephant ivory, as Kyra suggests, Schreger lines should be visible there. The detailed carving will make it difficult to find and see the distinctive lines on other surfaces. We have posted a series of sites that can help identify elephant ivory and similar materials here:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/ivory-references.69023/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/ivory-references.69023/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/ivory-references.69023/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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