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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 3440394, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome Kim.</p><p>They are Chinese, rose quartz and smoky quartz, as identified before. Neither are Buddhas though, they are both Guanyins.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Guanyin is a merging of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha aspect of mercy, and a pre-Buddhist Chinese Goddess. Guanyin is often thought of as female, but is actually male, and in some cases androgynous.</p><p><br /></p><p>The smoky quartz head has a small image of the Buddha Amithaba on the head, it is the Buddha aspect of infinite light. Guanyin usually has the Amithaba image in &#039;her&#039; crown, a reference of both noble origins and enlightenment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dating Chinese quartz carvings of this type is notoriously difficult. The &#039;doll-like&#039; style of the smoky quartz head makes me suspect it isn&#039;t very old.</p><p>If you want to get an age estimate it is best to take them to an expert who can see and feel them in person.</p><p>Clear close ups of the carved lines could help to see how they were carved, ruling out recent techniques.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does the rose quartz one have damaged toes?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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