What is it dragon pendant

[jtw1313]

This has a carved dragon on it. Very smooth may be ivory but from what?

 

[A2coins]

Pretty cool

 

[trdking]

looks to be bakelite Pretty cool stuff

 

[jtw1313]

Does Bakelite have the grayish parallel lines

I always thought ivory had this or a cross hatched pattern........but I guess it's my bad you learn something everyday

 

[Icewing]

I don't know much about ivory but hopefully this can help.
Identifying Different Types of Ivory

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The material it is made of could be alabaster?

 

[Squirrel322]

I think its a Japanese Netsuke. You can test if its plastic by heating up a pin very hot and then carefully touching it to the piece (**somewhere inconspicuous, you don't want to damage it**). If its plastic the pin will melt it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsuke

 

[jtw1313]

Hot pin didn't put even a little mark pushed hard to

 

[Itsmine]

Jadeite?? Does it pull apart?? It looks like it separates near the center line....

 

[trdking]

Bakelite will not melt with the pin test.

 

[jtw1313]

Test it with 409 no color change on swab

 

[Doubter in MD]

The best test is to run the piece under hot tap water.
If it smells a little like your old high school chemistry lab (formaldehyde), it's Bakelite.
If it smells like vicks vapo-rub (camphor), it's Celluloid.
If it smells like burnt milk, it's Galalith (1920's).
If it smells clean, or like nothing at all, it's lucite, acrylic, or Lord knows what.

 

[jtw1313]

Has no smell

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

Here is a link to tell the difference between bone and ivory for what it is worth. Where did you get it?

https://m.wikihow.com/Tell-Ivory-from-Bone

 

[DCMatt]

Has no smell

Did you taste it?

 

[jtw1313]

Lol at this point might as well huh lmao

 

[jtw1313]

Nope.......no taste what does that mean

 

[DCMatt]

Nope.......no taste what does that mean

It means we should have asked you to do something even more ridiculous...

I'm guessing hippo tusk netsuke.

 

[jtw1313]

Lmao don't worry there will be more posts

 

[Clay Diggins]

It looks like an Ivory nut carving. Vegetable ivories can really fool you but there are several differences between natural ivory and nut ivory.