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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 4299477, member: 55"]I'm getting a synthetic/composite feeling also; there are many compositions that can be used in casting, and many do feel heavy or cold to the touch. The point about the base being all part of the same piece is significant; whether in bone, ivory or stone, that sort of square base would almost never be carved as part of the same piece, but would be added.</p><p>Since it is not, I'm inclined to think this is a cast piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 4299477, member: 55"]I'm getting a synthetic/composite feeling also; there are many compositions that can be used in casting, and many do feel heavy or cold to the touch. The point about the base being all part of the same piece is significant; whether in bone, ivory or stone, that sort of square base would almost never be carved as part of the same piece, but would be added. Since it is not, I'm inclined to think this is a cast piece.[/QUOTE]
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