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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10200710, member: 8267&quot;]I believe that labs will only take samples, not an entire object, but you would have to find and ask each lab what their practice is.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first step would be to confirm it is actually ivory, and worth the trouble and expense of dating. From your photos, the surfaces look artificial and do not show characteristic signs of age. I cannot see any Schreger lines, which are a distinctive and diagnostic feature of elephant ivory. You can find an explanation of Schreger lines and photos of them in the references I posted.</p><p><br /></p><p>But sometimes it can be difficult to make positive identifications based on photos alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is the possibility that the horn is ivory but, if so, it looks like a comparatively recent creation and probably made for sale rather than an antique artifact.</p><p><br /></p><p>You should be mindful of the legal restrictions that apply to any sale of elephant ivory. Assuming you are in the U.S. -</p><p><a href="https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/What%20Can%20I%20Do%20With%20My%20Ivory_%20%281%29.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/What%20Can%20I%20Do%20With%20My%20Ivory_%20%281%29.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/What Can I Do With My Ivory_ (1).pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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