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8th March 2008, 03:42 PM
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Now this is gor-geeeeez!
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9th March 2008, 03:26 AM
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Impressive! Is this a former Cato piece?
Norman - if you are comming to Timonium, I will be addressing inlay in my presentation.... |
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9th March 2008, 04:19 AM
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Jose: As far as i know, and i could be wrong, i don't think Bob had any twist-cores in his collection............Dave.
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9th March 2008, 06:41 AM
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Thanks Bill
Thanks for the email Bill, I have done image comparisons and I must say that yours is an extraordinary example.
I am curious at to what the rest of the detail of the handle looks like? regards Gav |
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9th March 2008, 01:51 PM
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Dave,
I believe that you are right about Cato not having twistcores in his book. Don't think that my piece was in his book. Wish it was! Quote:
 Really looks like a bird from the top. 
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9th March 2008, 02:01 PM
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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 |
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9th March 2008, 03:34 PM
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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. |
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