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Old 23rd June 2016, 11:46 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Helleri
I don't think this is ivory. Some translucence along the edges of cracks, dings, and scratches causes ivory to typically show hotter coloration there (red and orange, not black as is shown here). I think the grain is also too strait (with no intersection) and uninterrupted. Have you done the rub test?
What is the rub test ?
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