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Originally Posted by kai
... Well, antler is bone - not any horn material...
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So sorry for the idiomatic expression ?
" Antler = each of the branched
'horns' on the head of an adult deer (typically a male one), which are made of bone and are grown and cast annually "
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Originally Posted by kai
... The criss-cross pattern is not tortoise shell IMHO...
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Visibly not !
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Originally Posted by kai
... To me, this looks like a paint job (there was a special technique being utilized - its name eludes me right now): The fading of the dark pattern along the facet ridges is the major hint (worn through)...
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Maybe done with some kind of acid (?) that keeps it resitant to wearing for a long period ...
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Originally Posted by kai
Close-ups (in focus) would be good!..
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I will ask for those; but this person only depends on his cell phone camera !