is there a test that can tell you if ebony wood is genuine?

Question

I bought an ebony statuesque on holiday. I would like to know if there is any way of testing it to see if it is genuine ebony wood

Answer 1

check the bottom of the statue to see what the natural wood looks like there. sometimes a faux-ebony finish is applied to cheaper wood to make it resemble ebony, but the bottom of the statue is probably unfinished so check it out. also real ebony should feel heavy and dense for its size.