imitation ivory ?

mariusgmioc · 3rd October 2021, 07:14 PM

To me it is UNDOUBTEDLY ivory!

There are many extremely good imitation materials for ivory, but I am not aware of any capable of replicating the Schreger lines.

The hot needle test is literally stupid and useless. Stupid because it can damage an art object and useless because there are some Ivory imitations that would pass the test (I personally have some).

The black dots are equally distributed and almost certainly are markings from a crown- or flower-shaped pendok. Also most certainly they can be polished out easily.

It is a very beautiful hilt!

asomotif · 3rd October 2021, 10:48 PM

I must say that the shreger lines are so very clear and obvious, that it makes me suspicious.

Could you make some more pictures, also with daylight ?

The needle test is indeed outdated as Marius points out.

But if you take the scrapings from the peksi hole and burn it, this should give the smell of burned hair.

3rd October 2021, 07:14 PM	#1
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	To me it is UNDOUBTEDLY ivory! There are many extremely good imitation materials for ivory, but I am not aware of any capable of replicating the Schreger lines. The hot needle test is literally stupid and useless. Stupid because it can damage an art object and useless because there are some Ivory imitations that would pass the test (I personally have some). The black dots are equally distributed and almost certainly are markings from a crown- or flower-shaped pendok. Also most certainly they can be polished out easily. It is a very beautiful hilt!

3rd October 2021, 10:48 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	I must say that the shreger lines are so very clear and obvious, that it makes me suspicious. Could you make some more pictures, also with daylight ? The needle test is indeed outdated as Marius points out. But if you take the scrapings from the peksi hole and burn it, this should give the smell of burned hair.