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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9746741, member: 76316"]~1 1/8" long, ~7/8" wide, >1/2" thick, ~/16" string holes; weighs ~9 grams. Some filthy, but I believe it'll clean up nicely.</p><p>I doubt it has much age to it, but the work put into the carving tells me it ain't American in origin. That summarizes my knowledge about this bead.</p><p>Where or when acquired is a mystery, but several decades ago, perhaps in SoCal.</p><p>Do any of you read hieroglyphics? Or are they just fantasy scratchings in a lump of fired clay?</p><p>Beats me all hollow...but thanks for lookin '!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477992[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477993[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9746741, member: 76316"]~1 1/8" long, ~7/8" wide, >1/2" thick, ~/16" string holes; weighs ~9 grams. Some filthy, but I believe it'll clean up nicely. I doubt it has much age to it, but the work put into the carving tells me it ain't American in origin. That summarizes my knowledge about this bead. Where or when acquired is a mystery, but several decades ago, perhaps in SoCal. Do any of you read hieroglyphics? Or are they just fantasy scratchings in a lump of fired clay? Beats me all hollow...but thanks for lookin '! [ATTACH=full]477988[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477992[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]477993[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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