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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: antiquerose123 on March 18, 2010, 10:19:04 AM
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I bought this just because it is Glass, and very, very heavy glass. I assume Newer, and I assume a Paper Weight. Not sure what is suppose to be off in order to do a search on the Net. Any ideas what he is? Or where he might be from? I am assuming this all....but to me looks like a Warrior, or something
???? But I still like him - no matter what...
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Mexico? He looks like a South American god
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very spooky... in the 2nd pic underneath its looks like a face or the warriors soul with the glare of light
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I think this is a "figurine" as it is too thin to be a paperweight. And, yes, Mexican might fit.
I will put my "Mod" hat on and move to Glass for a wider audience.
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Seen these before, fairly certain souvenir ware.
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Rose, ;D
Youve got to read this thread !!
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,31345.0.html
:thup:
(hes sitting on my computer desk, looking at me , right now ! )
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Rose, ;D
Youve got to read this thread !!
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,31345.0.html :thup:
(hes sitting on my computer desk, looking at me , right now ! )
THEY look like Brothers kinda.....Yes, they look very much alike. I do not know why I bought this either (maybe a Warrior GOD cast a Spell on me...) but I did. I still think He is a new paper weight -- and I was thinking too (now thinking out-loud) that maybe it is also a *magnifying glass* too. Have not tried that yet to see IF it does.
I like his cuts in it, and the *creepy* shadow that he does cast also. I took and posted here (2nd one pic) that shows his creepy shadow. Must be a God....OMG :spls2:
*Maybe* he is also a magnifing glass so that when you looking in a phone book you can see numbers since HIS back is so smooth, makes him easy to move along papers. Will try to see if he magnifies things, and it is readable.....or because of the thickness, it does not work as this....???
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hey -- I found this link here. He has a name. I just happen to stumble onto this. These are called OBSIDIAN TIKI FIGURINE/PAPERWEIGHT. See this Link: http://www.tias.com/10782/PictPage/3923649923.html
Says that one is from the 1970's - So maybe ours are in from that Range too...so possible ID? At least by what it is called ...
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Interesting, Hawaii seems a possibility, im not sure the seller has any more idea than we do.
Just had a google around, the Hawaii ones look a bit different to me, and seem to be mostly wood.
:D
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hi,i dont think he's wood i collect african wood carvings could he be coal? ive got a seal in coal that looks the same inderneath,kaz
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Although this resembles the Obsidian weights, I believe this to be an actual glass version of those. Probably much cheaper to produce than actually carving and polishing a piece of natural obsidian. I do not believe that the obsidian comes in a form quite this transparent and free of inclusions. It is a volcanically formed glass......
Craig
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I think mine is Obsidian,
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,21531.0.html
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,31345.0.html
Ivo mentions in the 1st thread,
"There are three varieties in the Mexican tourist trade: you get these in a clear glass ("Quartz") with a slightly greenish tinge, in opaque black glass ("obsidian") and in the black&beige variety you are showing..."
I would have thought yours, Rose looks like glass, but could be Quartz , which is also glass anyway of course.
Cheers
Andy
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I think mine is Obsidian,
I would have thought yours, Rose looks like glass, but could be Quartz , which is also glass anyway of course.
Your is Obsidian Andy....
Where Obsidian is a volcanic glass formed as a result of heat, Quartz is actually a crystal. Although both contain large amounts of silica, the cooling process and internal structure differentiate their categories. By not containing a crystalline structure, Obsidian is classified as a glass and Quartz as a mineral.
There is a form of glass that is actually produced by melting quartz crystals. It has uses in semiconductors, high quality optics, lab equipment, high quality mirror substrates etc...
The large green pieces such as this that look like glass, are in actuality most likely glass. Green Quartz in a transparent inclusion free form is actually valued as a semi-precious stone and depending on clarity and cut can vary in price in the $150-$1100 price range for a nice one around 10 cts. Most green quartz is opaque or translucent, and not clear. I just thought we needed to be clear here, that this piece is in all probability, light green glass and not green quartz.....
Craig
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Craig,
I wish you had been my Chemistry teacher years ago, mine was rubbish!
;D