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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2290110, member: 5833&quot;]I spotted those in the pix seller provided.&nbsp; They looked very straight up &amp; down.&nbsp; I did not know what to make of them.&nbsp; Fungus?&nbsp; You can see them so much better.&nbsp; Lignin is really tough, so wood doesn&#039;t get like this just from getting wet, something has to eat at it, but soil is full of bacteria &amp; other hungry things.&nbsp; Is the degree of disintegration of the wood consistent with the degree of corrosion to the metal?</p><p><br /></p><p>I just have so many questions.&nbsp; How would it end up buried in the first place?&nbsp; This did not belong to some well to do Roman.&nbsp; In the scheme of things it is relatively modern, even if it is Georgian.&nbsp; I can see a fob getting lost, but this is meant for use on a desk.</p><p><br /></p><p>The matrix itself looks gorgeous.&nbsp; In the parlance of our time, think we should continue to interrogate the piece, but if the conclusion is that item is fraudulent, you have my blessing &amp; encouragement to do something else with the matrix if you can get it out without damage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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