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Subject:Pair of asian hand Carved Figures
Posted By: STEVE Sun, Jan 02, 2022 IP: 72.185.135.61
Any ideas as to the age or origin or what they are made of
Thanks
THey are each about 5.5 inches High.One of them weighs about 130 gms and other about 110 gms.







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Subject:Re: Pair of asian hand Carved Figures
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Why so close? it looks like an abstract painting.
One picture however shows that we are looking at Tagua nuts.
Ernest

Subject:Re: Pair of asian hand Carved Figures
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Why so close? it looks like an abstract painting.
One picture however shows that we are looking at Tagua nuts.
Ernest

Subject:Re: Pair of asian hand Carved Figures
Posted By: Mark Adams Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Hi Steve,
Said carvings are chinese. Made from soapstone and from the later 20th century.
Regards,
[email protected]

Subject:Re: Pair of asian hand Carved Figures
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Jan 03, 2022
Yes, Mark is right.
Ernest

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