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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paron Saengrattanachai, post: 2806647, member: 16313&quot;]Hi Everyone! This will be my first post in the forum but I have been reading around for some time now. </p><p>I would like to post my own inquiries on 2 objects I borrowed from my girlfirend&#039;s father. He happens to be an avid collector of anything he finds at second hand antique markets and I spotted these 2 items and asked if I could borrow them to try out some product photography using a light box I had just bought.</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 7534]Hongshan jade dragon? by Paron Saengrattanachai posted Oct 5, 2020 at 3:31 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p>[GALLERY=media, 7533]Hongshan jade zhulong by Paron Saengrattanachai posted Oct 5, 2020 at 3:31 PM[/GALLERY]</p><p><br /></p><p>The story behind these two is that he bought them from an acquaintance in Cambodia about 10 years ago and this acquaintance of his said they were very old and had been dug up from the ground. It&#039;s no surprise that he thought they were of Khmer origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did a little research into each and quite easily found information on the zhulong and was rather surprised that it actually originated from China and at how old it might be. However, I wasn&#039;t able to find anything on the other piece or at least nothing that resembles it. I think it might be a dragon but if I rotate it it looks like a lizard with a big tail walking on its hind legs haha. </p><p>The zhulong is jade judging from the green around the head and it is translucent in parts when I shine a bright light on it. The black pendant is also translucent so maybe it&#039;s jade that may have been turned black through some chemical process? </p><p><br /></p><p>What I would like someone to advise me on is if these pendants are real antiques, meaning if they were dug up from a burial mound or if they are more modern reproductions. I have gone through the forum and other website but I still cannot be sure. My initial conclusion is that they are modern reproductions but I wish I had some good news for my gf&#039;s father. And also what is that black pendant????? I would be so grateful for any pointers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for any morsel of information you can provide![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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