Recently I purchased a mutiple strain of white beads that had a "creamy" appearance to them with a oval shaped piece about two inches long by one and a half inch long.
The oval has an elephant carved on it with its trunk up raised and the piece is dated l908 long before the ban on Ivory.
How can I tell if I have Ivory or just regular cow horn?
2006-09-21 05:33:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
I don't think you can carve fine items like that into cow horn. Cow horn will be very grainy and will yellow over time, since it has a creamy finish it is likely real.
-Chris
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2006-09-21 05:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to fine jewelry expert. He shoudl be able to tell.
Congradulations, it sounds like you have something nice.
2006-09-21 12:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by Food Traveler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to be appraised, they will tell you what material it is made of.
2006-09-21 12:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by sdarp1322 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋