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Title: Help identify this?
Post by: charliebb on August 20, 2013, 05:27:18 pm
Just got an email from a good friend and she needs my assistance in identifying this. For the life in me, I don't know what it is. So any help will be appreciated. First, i though it was a mask, but looking at the picture, it looks like the head of some animal. it has some inscriptions inside, i don't know what language is that either. Pew! lend a hand please. Thank you so much.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: mart on August 20, 2013, 06:28:07 pm
Where did she get it ??  Country ect ???
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: ghopper1924 on August 21, 2013, 05:29:19 am
Wax seals?
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: sugarcube5419 on August 21, 2013, 06:21:37 am
could it be dials from an old radio type?
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: bigwull on August 21, 2013, 07:10:08 am
Quote from: sugarcube5419 on August 21, 2013, 06:21:37 am
could it be dials from an old radio type?
i want some of wat you,ve been taking..... ;D
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: bigwull on August 21, 2013, 07:12:56 am
looking at both halves, they look like they were made for putting an impression..onto paper or some other medium...due to the fact that one half slots into the other,
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: Ipcress on August 21, 2013, 09:39:52 am
Chinese, i think. Petty about the damage to one side.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: ayden2008 on August 21, 2013, 09:51:53 am
It looks to be a stamp or seal of some sort and the writing inside seems to be a form of Hebrew.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: cogar on August 22, 2013, 05:24:00 am
Right on, bigwull, ..... an embosser.

With results like so ..........

(http://tp-images-cdn.tp-global.net/product/31221/embosser/embosser/type/display/color/001/width/225/height/225/pad/1/modTime/20130816.jpg)
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: KC on August 22, 2013, 10:24:17 am
Yep...an embosser!!!!!!!!!!  Done good gang!
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: charliebb on August 23, 2013, 12:27:13 pm
Woop! Yep! I think it's an embosser too. Thanks for all your help. Sad thing is that she doesn't know which county it came from. Hmm. I think one needs to make an impression with that to know what language it is in. Thanks so much for your help Appreciate it.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: Jellytip on August 23, 2013, 04:27:11 pm
Ooh this looks really interesting :) I have posted the second photo on a translate site, hopefully someone will know what the language is! Will report back with any findings.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: Jellytip on August 23, 2013, 04:51:29 pm
It's chinese! Waiting for details but I think you will be happy.
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: mart on August 23, 2013, 05:12:55 pm
Quote from: Jellytip on August 23, 2013, 04:51:29 pm
It's chinese! Waiting for details but I think you will be happy.

Excellent !! Thanks for helping !! Waiting to see what they say about it !! Its a curious thing !!
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: Jellytip on August 23, 2013, 05:19:06 pm
It's a military/government word, meaning governer, commander in chief etc. 帥 is the character apparently.

It may be in seal script http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script) which excites me. They didn't know anything else, next step is to determine the material and go from there. Your friend is lucky, that would look perfect on my desk!
Title: Re: Help identify this?
Post by: greenacres on August 23, 2013, 07:25:50 pm
You should try it with piece of paper and see how it turns out.