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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9616744, member: 8267"]Perhaps a modern version of the Palestinian tradition of carving Christian scenes on pearl shells - </p><p>[ATTACH=full]469216[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/products/antique-mother-of-pearl-carved-shell-nativity-scene-large-size-bethlehem-the-holy-land-late-19th-century" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/products/antique-mother-of-pearl-carved-shell-nativity-scene-large-size-bethlehem-the-holy-land-late-19th-century" rel="nofollow">https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/products/antique-mother-of-pearl-carved-shell-nativity-scene-large-size-bethlehem-the-holy-land-late-19th-century</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the links komo provided mention the term "capiz", which was new to me. I don't think it applies to this plaque. As others have noted it is more likely an artificial material. Nevertheless, here is some info on capiz shell -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blog.culturalelements.com/all-about-capiz/#:~:text=Capiz%20comes%20from%20the%20shell,shells%20for%20d%C3%A9cor%20and%20handicrafts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://blog.culturalelements.com/all-about-capiz/#:~:text=Capiz%20comes%20from%20the%20shell,shells%20for%20d%C3%A9cor%20and%20handicrafts" rel="nofollow">https://blog.culturalelements.com/all-about-capiz/#:~:text=Capiz comes from the shell,shells for décor and handicrafts</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9616744, member: 8267"]Perhaps a modern version of the Palestinian tradition of carving Christian scenes on pearl shells - [ATTACH=full]469216[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/products/antique-mother-of-pearl-carved-shell-nativity-scene-large-size-bethlehem-the-holy-land-late-19th-century[/URL] Many of the links komo provided mention the term "capiz", which was new to me. I don't think it applies to this plaque. As others have noted it is more likely an artificial material. Nevertheless, here is some info on capiz shell - [URL]https://blog.culturalelements.com/all-about-capiz/#:~:text=Capiz%20comes%20from%20the%20shell,shells%20for%20d%C3%A9cor%20and%20handicrafts[/URL].[/QUOTE]
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