Hi everyone,
I recently pulled this substantial necklace out of a blind lot of junk jewelry and would love some help with identification, metal content, and age.
The necklace features five amulets in total: one large Sitting Buddha, one elongated Walking Buddha with a distinct "gun barrel" rounded back, and three smaller, identical, three-dimensional double-sided charms.
Key Details:
Magnet Test: Absolutely nothing on the chain or the amulets sticks to a magnet.
The Metal/Patina: The amulets have an incredible, thick blue-green crusting and blooming oxidation. I suspect they might be a lead-based alloy (Chinn) or a mixed traditional bronze, but I'd love your expert opinions on the metal composition based on the weathering.
The Casings: Four of the amulets (the three small ones and the sitting Buddha) are wrapped in thin, gold-toned metal bezels that look like high-karat gold protective wraps. The large Walking Buddha is raw metal with no casing.
My Questions for the Forum:
Do these look like genuine, ancient "Kru" (temple vault) finds (perhaps Sukhothai or Ayutthaya periods), or are they more likely mid-20th-century vintage pieces?
What can you tell me about the specific styles or temple origins shown in the molds?
Does the heavy oxidation texture point specifically to old lead/tin or bronze?
Attached are pictures of the full necklace, close-ups of the front and back details of three different pieces, and side profile shots to show the casting lines. Thank you in advance for any insights
I recently pulled this substantial necklace out of a blind lot of junk jewelry and would love some help with identification, metal content, and age.
The necklace features five amulets in total: one large Sitting Buddha, one elongated Walking Buddha with a distinct "gun barrel" rounded back, and three smaller, identical, three-dimensional double-sided charms.
Key Details:
Magnet Test: Absolutely nothing on the chain or the amulets sticks to a magnet.
The Metal/Patina: The amulets have an incredible, thick blue-green crusting and blooming oxidation. I suspect they might be a lead-based alloy (Chinn) or a mixed traditional bronze, but I'd love your expert opinions on the metal composition based on the weathering.
The Casings: Four of the amulets (the three small ones and the sitting Buddha) are wrapped in thin, gold-toned metal bezels that look like high-karat gold protective wraps. The large Walking Buddha is raw metal with no casing.
My Questions for the Forum:
Do these look like genuine, ancient "Kru" (temple vault) finds (perhaps Sukhothai or Ayutthaya periods), or are they more likely mid-20th-century vintage pieces?
What can you tell me about the specific styles or temple origins shown in the molds?
Does the heavy oxidation texture point specifically to old lead/tin or bronze?
Attached are pictures of the full necklace, close-ups of the front and back details of three different pieces, and side profile shots to show the casting lines. Thank you in advance for any insights
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