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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 339602, member: 2844&quot;]It looks it, but looks can deceive, which is why asked barn to check, and also why I didn&#039;t want to hint at a value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this was dyed bamboo coral at first, but after testing each bead separately with acetone (I know...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, don&#039;t try this at home), they all turned out to be natural:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]114086[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>White blotches are not always an indication that coral is dyed, by the way. This 19th century Yemeni necklace is made using even older Mediterranean or Red Sea coral:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]114087[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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