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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 1725445, member: 8267"]Sorry, [USER=75]@916Bulldogs123[/USER], we wandered a bit off topic (it frequently happens here). I still think yours is a cross section of antler with an insert of some other material. It is difficult to be certain without being able to see the edges of the insert, or a photograph detailed enough to reveal the presence of schreger lines (which are diagnostic of elephant ivory). It could possibly be from an antler tip, but it looks bigger than would be feasible from a tine, and the color is whiter than the surrounding example of the antler being used. I suspect the insert is elephant ivory because of the color and the fine grain appearance. Alternatively, it could be some sort of synthetic. It is just really hard to tell without having it in hand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 1725445, member: 8267"]Sorry, [USER=75]@916Bulldogs123[/USER], we wandered a bit off topic (it frequently happens here). I still think yours is a cross section of antler with an insert of some other material. It is difficult to be certain without being able to see the edges of the insert, or a photograph detailed enough to reveal the presence of schreger lines (which are diagnostic of elephant ivory). It could possibly be from an antler tip, but it looks bigger than would be feasible from a tine, and the color is whiter than the surrounding example of the antler being used. I suspect the insert is elephant ivory because of the color and the fine grain appearance. Alternatively, it could be some sort of synthetic. It is just really hard to tell without having it in hand.[/QUOTE]
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