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<p>[QUOTE="JohnNL, post: 317495, member: 6438"]Close-ups:</p><p>[ATTACH]105450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105454[/ATTACH] </p><p>Good questions CheersDears! Answers:</p><ul> <li>size cowri: 14 to 18 mm. Small but on beaches i have seen them many times in that size <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>eyes: i think the cowri shells have been pushed into the wet clay, and after that closed up around the shells. (as someone suggested before). And fired in the kiln after that (can cowri shells stand that heat?)<br /> </li> <li>material: see pic of chip. Defenitely no wood. Maybe more grainy than porous and heavy. so not vulcanic stone with air bubbles. I do think clay now. If it is clay definitely fired, can't dent it with my nails. (not around the eyes either!) <br /> </li> <li>shoes?: see pic of one foot upper guy. not worked out anyway. side view of feet doesn't show toes (in real life anyway)</li> <li>clothes: you might be right there. Some kind of cuffs (or bracelets?) around wrists of both guys. On backside also a line forhat could be underside shirt. Upper person has a very well defined butt crack however <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /><br /> </li> <li>hands: picture is of clasped hands of lower guy</li> <li>last picture: Only now i noticed the lower man is seated on his knees! No shoes or toes, or feet for that matter!, indicated.</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JohnNL, post: 317495, member: 6438"]Close-ups: [ATTACH]105450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]105454[/ATTACH] Good questions CheersDears! Answers: [LIST] [*]size cowri: 14 to 18 mm. Small but on beaches i have seen them many times in that size :) [*]eyes: i think the cowri shells have been pushed into the wet clay, and after that closed up around the shells. (as someone suggested before). And fired in the kiln after that (can cowri shells stand that heat?) [*]material: see pic of chip. Defenitely no wood. Maybe more grainy than porous and heavy. so not vulcanic stone with air bubbles. I do think clay now. If it is clay definitely fired, can't dent it with my nails. (not around the eyes either!) [*]shoes?: see pic of one foot upper guy. not worked out anyway. side view of feet doesn't show toes (in real life anyway) [*]clothes: you might be right there. Some kind of cuffs (or bracelets?) around wrists of both guys. On backside also a line forhat could be underside shirt. Upper person has a very well defined butt crack however :) [*]hands: picture is of clasped hands of lower guy [*]last picture: Only now i noticed the lower man is seated on his knees! No shoes or toes, or feet for that matter!, indicated. [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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