PODIGGER Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Picked this up from the Peace River last week. Started to toss it to the bank thinking - another piece of dugong - then I noticed striations on all sides and both ends. They don't appear to be cross - hatch (Schreger-Patterns) but raised my curiosity to a level that made me keep it in the hopes of an ID. The lines are hard to see in the photos but are dashes (- - - - - - ) in most cases and sometimes form a vee pattern. Any input would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 My vote is fossil ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I feel like I'm looking through the wrong end of the binoculars. Can you post a larger file ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Peat Burns - My secret hope is for ivory! Rockwood - My wife (the professional photographer) reduced the pics to meet the site posting requirements. I just asked her to try and increase the size for a better view. She is giving it a try. I'll repost what she comes up with. Thanks for the responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Here goes with added photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I vote for fossil ivory. Nice big chunk there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Sure looks like there is crosshatching in some of those views...What phenomenal color! very neat. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 It's weird how some fossil ivory will be pale, pulpy and poorly preserved. While other pieces will be dark, well-preserved, and quite robust. This piece appears to be one of the latter. I've seen both in close proximity to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Thanks for the input gentlemen. I agree it does have some cross hatching, I was hesitating to believe i had gotten so lucky! As far as how robust it is, I found I needed to stop brushing with a soft toothbrush to remove some grime. Pieces started to chip off! I am in the process of letting it dry before trying to preserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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