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<p>[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 439049, member: 3974"]These in total stand about 5"(13cm) high - the little lions are a little over 2" high.(5cm) Are these seal "blanks" that didn't get carved on the bottom - or are they weights - or just sculptures? Also - they appear to have some age(based on the wear/nicks/style). I just don't know how to put an approx age on them - any ideas?</p><p><br /></p><p>The lighting in my pics really makes all the nicks and imperfections stand out more than they do in person - although they are a bit beat up - they look pretty cool to the eye. The bases are decorated with framed chrysanthemums on each side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]154283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154290[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 439049, member: 3974"]These in total stand about 5"(13cm) high - the little lions are a little over 2" high.(5cm) Are these seal "blanks" that didn't get carved on the bottom - or are they weights - or just sculptures? Also - they appear to have some age(based on the wear/nicks/style). I just don't know how to put an approx age on them - any ideas? The lighting in my pics really makes all the nicks and imperfections stand out more than they do in person - although they are a bit beat up - they look pretty cool to the eye. The bases are decorated with framed chrysanthemums on each side. Thanks for looking! [ATTACH=full]154283[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154284[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154289[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]154290[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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