Silver wires with Siderite

Tongbai Co., Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 10/06/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/13/2011 6:36:27 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A scultpural dense nest of curled and curved silver wires from a recent Chinese find. The striking large rope would be 6-7 cm long, if straightened out. The filagree-like wires have a muted luster, as they are nearly entirely coated with tan siderite microcrystals (analysed to confirm). Silver/siderite combination specimens are quite rare from this locale. A very showy two-sided silver from recent finds - buy while they last!

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