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josef57 Valued Member Italy 122 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 07:53 am Hello. About a month ago, I was at a flea market, I saw that many people were looking at this piece, some said it was original, some didn't, to buy it who offered the most, the owner kindly allowed me to take some photos. According to your opinion is it a truly rare piece if it were original? What kind of stone was it? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 08:59 am @jose, you didn't happen to get a picture of the other side did you? That might be interesting and informative to see. The size and weight could also be useful. With that said, I'm not sure how anyone would determine what type of stone was carved to make this piece. Hopefully someone else here does... "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
josef57 Valued Member Italy 122 Posts	Posted 10/05/2023 09:31 am I don't know the weight, I think it measures 3 or 4 cm, both sides.I had also taken more photos, sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/06/2023 06:15 am Lapis? Report this Post to the Staff
jecz79 Pillar of the Community Portugal 655 Posts	Posted 10/08/2023 6:52 pm The different color the tongue made me think glazed ceramic. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 10/08/2023 9:03 pm Yes I think glass too due to the texture on the gorgon side, but the smoothness of the reverse. With that said, such a piece in lapis would extraordinary. I'm not sure exactly how one goes about dating glass objects, but I suspect that there is some type of spectroscopy like EDS which could help to determine trace elements. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/15/2023 11:39 am I agree, glass paste. I previously suggested lapis only because the op seemed to rule out glass by asking what type of "stone". Report this Post to the Staff
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