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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2969926, member: 8267"]I agree that they look like they are made of alabaster, and that they do not look like they have ever been used. The oil would have stained the stone, and there would be soot stains at the mouths. Finding such a similar pair would also argue against them coming from an ancient context, I think. Based on the style, they may have been made as tourist items somewhere in the middle east, or perhaps India.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2969926, member: 8267"]I agree that they look like they are made of alabaster, and that they do not look like they have ever been used. The oil would have stained the stone, and there would be soot stains at the mouths. Finding such a similar pair would also argue against them coming from an ancient context, I think. Based on the style, they may have been made as tourist items somewhere in the middle east, or perhaps India.[/QUOTE]
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