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Originally Posted by VVV
Nice, nice, nice 
The hole looks like it's a tooth, maybe one of the seabased (but I am not good at separating different kind of ivory)?
Michael |
Hi Michael,
Though I am not good at separating kinds of ivory, I would guess that it came from a mature female African elephant. It has that grain and striations.
I think that the hole is an attachment point. Most of the others I have seen had a plug here. Some are plugged across the pommel.
I managed to take a picture using the fiber optic ringlight from my microscope on my camera.