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Owl
« on: February 27, 2017, 07:49:08 pm »
What is this made of? Alabaster? Indian?
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Re: Owl
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2017, 08:04:26 pm »
Looks like onyx.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2017, 08:38:25 pm »
It reminds me of American Indian carved artwork . There's a specific name of it. I just can't think of it. Going to pop in the search engine like that.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2017, 08:43:59 pm »
Something like this. Still checking.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 08:47:18 pm »
I think this is more like it.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 11:22:51 pm »
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

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Re: Owl
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2017, 05:17:31 pm »
Your good KC! Interesting, makes me giggle thinking about some of the items in here condo.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2017, 06:25:29 pm »
Most of the onyx carving seems to originate in Mexico.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2017, 08:29:13 pm »
Are we talking onyx or marble? I still vote for onyx.
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Re: Owl
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2017, 03:16:35 pm »
Wow! Rauville, thank you! Your making sense of my madness! Lol
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