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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 330545, member: 5833&quot;]I see what you mean &amp; if all that you had to go by was views like that, you would feel pretty confident she was resin.&nbsp; She has a lot of surface crud, has been knocked around &amp; not finished off with any great care.&nbsp; When resin pieces show surface irregularities, they are generally on the back; the side that was against the wall of the mold stays smooth.&nbsp; This one is also a bit deceptive because it is small &amp; thick.&nbsp; Shell segments like this may have almost none of the concavity on the back that so often helps make the diagnosis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I and a friend who is every bit as knowledgeable about these things as I am have gone round &amp; round, finally agreeing to disagree, over whether this cameo, which she gave me, is real or artificial.&nbsp; She is surprised that I have been fooled; I can&#039;t persuade her it is shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110506[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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