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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pat P, post: 64090, member: 201&quot;]If I may piggyback onto this thread... I&#039;d like to figure out what this vessel is made of. It&#039;s a reproduction of a 17th century carved ivory beaker.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clearly it looks like it was molded. I tried using the hot needle test, but it didn&#039;t penetrate the bottom at all. If stone is mixed with resin, should a hot needle be able to penetrate the surface? If it&#039;s not a stone/resin mix, what else might it be made of?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16580[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16581[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>In case anyone&#039;s interested, this is most likely the beautiful 17th century piece it was based on, depicting the myth of Atalanta and Meleager...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.christies.com/LotFinderImages/D53386/a_cylindrical_carved_ivory_beaker_depicting_atalanta_and_meleager_sout_d5338671g.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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