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Posted By: Bill Posted Date: Feb 04, 2008 (01:01 PM) |
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Message Hi, Anita: I agreed with you on the spider web part and I did see a few modern fake pieces with this type of treatments. But most of them were made of serpentine. The color of this bead looks like serpentine but its S.G. (very hard to measure) is may be too high for serpentine. Its tool marks and drilling are not modern. (drilled from both ends; if it is a modern fake, it would only drill from one end, much faster and easier). It doesn't make any sense for anybody to fake this bead especially with those weathering (of course it is possible they can be faked too). M still has two pieces of similar beads. If you get with him next time, take a look at them. If you see any similar beads in HK, please take a picture of them. This is the first time I have seen such bead anywhere. D likes the one Mike had. B Post a Response |
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