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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1055670, member: 5833&quot;]It is undoubtedly elephant ivory.&nbsp; As far as I can determine, France was the source of these &amp; Dieppe was the major ivory working center.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like many older ivory pieces, this one has developed some fine cracks.&nbsp; The only place you may find Schreger lines on this one is at the truncation line, the surface where the neck cuts off.&nbsp; They are only visible in cross section; the piece overall has been worked with the grain &amp; the cracks have developed in that direction.&nbsp; Schreger lines are more conspicuous toward the outer edge of a tusk, so you may not find any if this piece of material came from deeper in.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you scroll through the examples in these boards, you will see that the fine cracks are fairly common:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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