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Subject:Spirit Bird Jade statue
Posted By: Badoux Fri, May 05, 2017 IP: 84.84.79.164

Please help me to identify this statue
Size High 22 cm Wide 29 cm Thick 5,5 cm
Weight 1364 gram







Subject:Re: Spirit Bird statue
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Fri, May 05, 2017

from what I can see, this is a Serpentine carving. A scratch test will verify his.
Ernest

Subject:Re: Spirit Bird Jade statue
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, May 06, 2017

In case that it is a very soft stone, it could be soapstone. here the scratch test is a must.
Use a strong needle, make, with enough pressure, a 2-4 mm scratch,then tell us if this tiny scratch is white or black. . if white, how easy was it to make that scratch
Ernest

Subject:Re: Spirit Bird Jade statue
Posted By: Badoux Tue, May 09, 2017

Thank you Ernest

Subject:Re: Spirit Bird Jade statue
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Tue, May 09, 2017

pls. check :Inuit Soapstone Carving

Ernest


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