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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4536438, member: 76316"]3 7/8" rim dia, 2 1/4" hgt, 2 1/8" foot dia, 201 grams. It appears that the 'amber' is a continuous piece, underlaying the inner cup & extending into the foot. I don't know of a non-destructive test for amber, and so cannot really ID the material showing around the cup, and in the base window. It may be a poured resin; the dark inclusions suggest that. The repousse work seems to be particularly well done; very detailed, with 3 rows of fine 'beading'; I don't recognize any of the 4 vignetted figures.</p><p>A guess for origin would be SE Asia, or maybe India; I don't think Persian, but..</p><p>.</p><p>Your wisdom and comments are sought...with gratitude for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]401263[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401265[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401266[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401267[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401268[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4536438, member: 76316"]3 7/8" rim dia, 2 1/4" hgt, 2 1/8" foot dia, 201 grams. It appears that the 'amber' is a continuous piece, underlaying the inner cup & extending into the foot. I don't know of a non-destructive test for amber, and so cannot really ID the material showing around the cup, and in the base window. It may be a poured resin; the dark inclusions suggest that. The repousse work seems to be particularly well done; very detailed, with 3 rows of fine 'beading'; I don't recognize any of the 4 vignetted figures. A guess for origin would be SE Asia, or maybe India; I don't think Persian, but.. . Your wisdom and comments are sought...with gratitude for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]401263[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401265[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401266[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401267[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]401268[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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