Nice one Gavin :eek:!!! For those who may not know, jade axegod pendants were prized burial objects among the social elites in ancient Costa Rica....
thejewk, Your coin does look improved with the cleaning ;). I took the liberty of lightening up your photo & corrected the typo in my post (both...
thejewk, Good luck :) on the residue removal. I've got an Antioch provincial from the Ex McAlee collection very similar to yours. Antoninus Pius,...
I tried the background removal on a Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer dish measuring 4.0 in. dia. successfully without editing :), but the reduction...
This slab was photographed in natural diffused sunlight. If interested make a reasonable offer ;), not an insulting one :mad:. Thanks. [ATTACH]...
I had success without doing any editing on this Sept. Severus provincial coin. [ATTACH]...
Archilochus, Thanks for the link :D. I tried the background removal on an antique jade & see that it requires some practice to master.
Christian, Great post :D! After posting this "fun" thread it's been enlightening to see how popular pigeon racing is all over the world :jawdrop:....
[ATTACH] Ken Fuller is an American artist presently working in Umatilla, FL. I own three of his paintings and this one is my favorite, 8 X 10...
James, Nice one, she looks like a happy Gorgon :D. I recognize the crayfish to the right of the anchor, but what is on the left side :confused:?
Finn235, Three great coins :woot:! The 1st one with a crayfish is special, the 2nd one is truly frightening :nailbiting:, & the 3rd one is rather...
Here's a tet from Laodicea ad Mare of Septimius Severus sporting a Gorgoneion on his breastplate, AD 207-208, 14.37 gm, Prieur 1141. [ATTACH]...
This handsome sardonyx cameo from the Cleveland Museum of Art, circa AD 200, depicts Septimius Severus & Julia Domna with a Gorgoneion. [ATTACH]
John, Your points are well taken & I'm in your camp as to what to choose. I've been a bird fancier all my life & that's what led me to make this...
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Alegandron, Nice score :woot:! The obverse of your coin is hard to discern but the reverse is very clear ;). [IMG]
Many thanks again to Doug for his investigative research, yielding another example of Alphonse Kolb's work. The George Bauer storecard is an...
I could digest that gold stater a lot easier than the squab or pigeon eggs.... [ATTACH]
Would you rather have, this champion bred racing Pigeon, named Armando, that recently sold for $1,420,000.00, photo courtesy of Fox News....
dadams, Thank you for the great detective work :jawdrop:!!! I'd love to get one of those medals & your detective work provides some hope of doing...
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