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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9958736, member: 79705"]Aah not the top...on the roof, here:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500047[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Bone usually has growth texture, and little black spots from where veins died. Ivory has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schreger_line" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schreger_line" rel="nofollow">Schreger lines</a>. I don't see either of those in these photos...but maybe you can see them close up in person? It also looks to me like the color has been applied. I'm sure others will give their opinion too if you check back. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is a very difficult thing to go through, on top of the loss. Let us know if we can help on anything else of his. I'm also curious about his own work. I love a good carving![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9958736, member: 79705"]Aah not the top...on the roof, here: [ATTACH=full]500047[/ATTACH] Bone usually has growth texture, and little black spots from where veins died. Ivory has [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schreger_line']Schreger lines[/URL]. I don't see either of those in these photos...but maybe you can see them close up in person? It also looks to me like the color has been applied. I'm sure others will give their opinion too if you check back. :joyful: That is a very difficult thing to go through, on top of the loss. Let us know if we can help on anything else of his. I'm also curious about his own work. I love a good carving![/QUOTE]
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