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<p>[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9847830, member: 16407"]The carving is too 'clean'--- there's no scratches, chips, dings, or breaks on something that's 500+ years old and that somehow got from Mexico to you? That seems unlikely.</p><p><br /></p><p>You'll note that the one in the picture you posted is less than 4 cm tall. On something the size of yours, I'd expect a higher degree of carving and detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>And these kinds of souvenirs are popular and while perhaps not <i>common</i>, they're certainly not <i>rare</i> like a Olmec jade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9847830, member: 16407"]The carving is too 'clean'--- there's no scratches, chips, dings, or breaks on something that's 500+ years old and that somehow got from Mexico to you? That seems unlikely. You'll note that the one in the picture you posted is less than 4 cm tall. On something the size of yours, I'd expect a higher degree of carving and detail. And these kinds of souvenirs are popular and while perhaps not [I]common[/I], they're certainly not [I]rare[/I] like a Olmec jade.[/QUOTE]
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