Carved ivory handles on Indian edged weapons

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Carved ivory handles on Indian edged weapons

18th November 2016, 07:13 PM	#3
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 539	Sword The finely carved ivory handle on the sword seems to be very dark, the guard also seems darkened. In old collections you sometimes see the use of shellack as a protective covering and over years it can turn very dark. Is there any chance the ivory handle was covered with shellack that has turned dark? rand

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