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Title: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 17, 2023, 12:01:50 pm

Any help would be appreciated on age and possible worth for this piece
19 1/2 “ tall
10” wide

Not sure if material is tile or bone

Thanks

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: KC on January 18, 2023, 10:37:19 pm

Can you please post a picture of the bottom of the piece?  Can you please post a close up picture of the pieces.  Is there any variation in the color/texture? (if totally consistent most likely man-made.) 

I would search a bit more before you do a needle test.  You may want to search using the term "tesselated bone" camel, camel with riders, etc.  If it is - then it would be worth a pretty penny.  You will find many pieces made using camel bone itself!   


Also, there is a "Hot Needle Test" that you can do to determine if it is bone/ivory versus plastic/celluloid.
HOWEVER, where you place the hot needle will cause permanent damage so you must choose your area carefully.  I would choose this as a last resort.

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 20, 2023, 10:18:56 am

Picture of the bottom

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 20, 2023, 10:19:58 am

Another

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: KC on January 24, 2023, 01:01:33 am

Is this a wooden base or a pottery/cast base with wood tone?

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 24, 2023, 07:41:01 am

Wood but I don’t know what’s under it

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: KC on January 25, 2023, 01:11:04 am

Hmmmmmm....this is very unusual to have a wooden base.  I'll search some more.  Hopefully someone else will chime in here soon.

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 25, 2023, 08:19:24 am

I appreciate your help I haven’t had any luck with my research

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: mart on January 28, 2023, 03:30:39 pm

In looking at a close up of the belly area  all the striations  are going in the same direction !  Looks more like bone to me than anything !   Its a nice mosaic and worth checking out !  I will see what I can find on it !!

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: mart on January 31, 2023, 06:42:13 am

https://www.google.com/search?q=bone+mosaic+figurines&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b

Just google "bone mosaic figurines"  you can see several made of bone !!  Most are camel bone but may be different types !!  Yours is much more intricate than others so should be worth a bit,,Not  enough to retire on but nothing to sneeze at either !!

Title: Re: Camel male and female riders what is this made of
Post by: Lizzyjoan on January 31, 2023, 11:06:57 am

Thanks for taking the time to look at this for me