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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 354652, member: 5833&quot;]Brass is more usual.&nbsp; The piece with the engraved initials looks like it might be a different metal than the &#039;matrix&#039;, which would have been pre-made.&nbsp; Really love that owl.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Believe that in some cultures they are seen as the embodiment of stupidity (the animal trainers who supplied all the owls for the Harry Potter films would agree with this); the serpent is the symbol of wisdom.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a lovely Italian gold ring set with a Venetian glass intaglio of an owl, so guess they recognize their appeal in the foreign market.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The underside of the book does seem to have a strap for holding it closed, but it does not run up over the sides of the book.&nbsp; I can&#039;t think why the modeler would have left a book weight defying gravity that way, also can&#039;t think of a better account for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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