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Title: stone?
Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 10:11:28 AM: heavy as can be

what can you tell me about this?
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 10:14:03 AM: bottom
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Post by: greenacres on May 11, 2014, 02:27:12 PM: How big is it ?
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 03:31:12 PM: aft. greenacres

8" tall

and it might help if I had the bottom pic instead of the other side

sorry
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Post by: mart on May 11, 2014, 07:15:29 PM: That criss cross design in the bottom is weird !! Is it etched into it ?? Can you feel it with your hand ??
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 07:38:22 PM: hi mart

it's as smooth as a baby's behind

you can't feel the criss cross at all
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 07:43:22 PM: heres the inside--it looks/feels chalky
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Post by: fancypants on May 11, 2014, 09:08:18 PM: From the images , looks folksy-artsy to my eyes , what with the (nicely) stylized animals & all .

Bottom sure looks like a canvas pattern (overglazed) where the pot was set to dry ...
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 09:13:05 PM: thanks fancy

does that mean a talented unknown??
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Post by: fancypants on May 11, 2014, 09:18:54 PM: Is that metal around the base of your cool little item , sugar ?
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 11, 2014, 09:42:58 PM: no fancy, this is one entire piece that has been made to look like different pieces put together, bottom smooth you'd never guess

its smooth on the outside and chalky inside

I can't tell what its really made of
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Post by: mart on May 12, 2014, 07:13:20 PM: That's a possibility Fancypants !! Does look like canvas !! I have no clue on this one !! If you tap it with a spoon or something does it sound dull or more bell like ??
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 12, 2014, 07:33:19 PM: dull
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 15, 2014, 04:40:21 PM: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stone-Vase-Giraffe-Scenery-Kisii-Kenya-African-/331184779330?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1c26b042

by george I think i've got it

soapstone
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Post by: mart on May 15, 2014, 06:45:42 PM: Well I `ll be darned !! Didn`t think about that !! Neat find Sugarcube !!
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Post by: KC on May 16, 2014, 11:03:38 AM: I have several Russian pieces in soapstone but they aren't as big in size as yours. Never would have guessed. Nice!
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 16, 2014, 11:10:02 AM: thank you kc

and mart

and I think my soapstone piece is nicer than that one...
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Post by: icedgold10 on May 16, 2014, 02:25:38 PM: Soapstone is an interesting thing. I have seen so many variations in color and feel. Not sure why? Some scratch very easy and others are very hard. Maybe different parts of the stone?
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Post by: sugarcube5419 on May 16, 2014, 04:06:38 PM: hello Ice

I read up on it of course, its also used for powder (face), and talcum--yet this is really heavy and hard with the inside so silky soft

I think I will know this again if I see it
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Post by: KC on May 16, 2014, 06:41:55 PM: I have green, gold and brown soapstones. They are heavy for size (actually are heavier than granite of same size). They feel smoothy/silky.

I just haven't seen any painted like this before. Love learning something new!
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Post by: mart on May 16, 2014, 07:40:15 PM: In the earlier link on the one found on ebay it gave hardness according to color,,if I remember right !! Never saw African art in soapstone !!