Posted: 5/8/2009 8:40:29 PM EDT
What is this? It is about 3" in diameter.
What are these called? They are made out of ivory and they have balls within balls and are hand carved. 
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The first item is an I-Ching coin.
Looks like a reproduction i.e. fake aged new production. Going by the size it's intended as a "good luck" trinket or fung- shui-whatever design. The second item is very likely not ivory. I have a number of such "sculptures", they're mass produced and basically resin. A good way to tell is the cheap "gift box". Very common. These "sculptures" sell for anywhere from a few dollars to $50-$75 or so depending on size mainly. The one you have seems pretty large, what are the approx. dimensions? Like I say, I have several such pieces. Check out ebay. |
I-Ching coins. For divination and feng shui. Awesome ancient shit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching |
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The first item is an I-Ching coin. Looks like a reproduction i.e. fake aged new production. Going by the size it's intended as a "good luck" trinket or fung- shui-whatever design. The second item is very likely not ivory. I have a number of such "sculptures", they're mass produced and basically resin. A good way to tell is the cheap "gift box". Very common. These "sculptures" sell for anywhere from a few dollars to $50-$75 or so depending on size mainly. The one you have seems pretty large, what are the approx. dimensions? Like I say, I have several such pieces. Check out ebay. I think you are right. I can see where the mold injection was on the bottom. I have two, both about 6" tall. |
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I think you are right. I can see where the mold injection was on the bottom. I have two, both about 6" tall. Yeah... I've seen very similar pieces around. You can find them in malls for plenty good money, and at flea markets real cheap. Just mass produced Chinese stuff. Neat stuff nonetheless. |
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http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/sherrick13/IMG_3886.jpg This is not ivory. I'm pretty sure it is white cheddar cheese. Eat at your own risk. Dude, you can SEE the bubbles where the injection-molding didn't quite fill the mold. 
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What are these called? They are made out of ivory and they have balls within balls and are hand carved. I don't see how you can mistake this for hand carved ivory. As mentioned, you can see casting bubbles. Aren't those cavities from the elephants not practicing good dental hygine? |