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Subject:Re: Help identifying carved ivory jar please
Posted By: Gman Wed, Jun 22, 2016
I'm not so sure I would call this a vase, more like an urn, but OK, the last photo posted (shown 3 times) of the bottom side of the top I presume, do show the signs of being ivory. That is a good because not only does it show the schreger lines, but the thickness we can see in the photo appears substantial, like no one was scrimping on the design of the lid to save ivory.
Remember that no one here, nor any expert you may contact elsewhere will be able to do much without seeing closeup (in focus) photos of every aspect of the piece.
What does the inside look like?
Are the carvings all ivory?
Are the rings also ivory?
What does the underside of the bottom piece look like, does it have marks?
What is the wood the base is made of and does it have marks? (get some light on it and try to show the grain and color of the wood)
Did you clean this piece?
So far, with the one clear photo showing the schreger lines, you have proven that the underside of the top is ivory, but that does not mean any parts of the top piece not shown in that photo are ivory.
It looks as though the bottom piece, if it is also ivory, is made up of multiple pieces which are joined together. From the only photo showing the top side of the top, it appears that it too may be pieced together, rather than carved from a single piece.
Since the top and its bottom appear to be made of perhaps 12 or more pieces joined together, it would be good to start proving each piece is ivory.
So it would be helpful for others, and educational for you since you own it, to look closely and figure out how many pieces there are, and verify that each of the separate pieces are ivory. The way the piece is constructed could mean a lot when it comes to figuring out the age.
From there you would want three different (in focus) photos of each of those pieces. It may seem like I am asking a lot, but the photos you have posted so far are not showing any details of the carvings, I can't even tell what the carvings on the top are. Be careful not to post the same photo repeatedly.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Gman
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