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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1498506, member: 15199&quot;]I am by no means an expert on ancients, however, tooling is tooling. the areas that draw my attention is the wreath above the ear and some surrounding high/low ( peaks and valley ) in the hair itself and maybe on the reverse the area above the crest of the helmet and maybe a little around the midabdominal. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure of course, as all of us are working from a photograph, but I agree with your dealer&#039;s comment &quot; Looks too sharp&quot;. Sometimes the eye detects what is hard for one to isolate or articulate well. Like looking at a person with a face lift~ parts look much different from the rest. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the auction is well known , you might inquire as to their interpretation. If an eBay type, then ask the question with the &quot;question for seller box&quot; and if the answer doesn&#039;t convince you, bid accordingly or not at all IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also sometimes, photoshop type programs are used to enhance the contrast, and that makes it appears like tooling/smoothing has occurred.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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