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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: GiantBoyDetective on December 18, 2005, 12:04:25 PM

Title: Chinese Painted rock and Megalodon Tooth
Post by: GiantBoyDetective on December 18, 2005, 12:04:25 PM
The tooth is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide.  It is split down the middle and missing the other half though.

http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/Me...nToothFront.jpg (http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/MegalodonToothFront.jpg)
http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/Me...onToothBack.jpg (http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/MegalodonToothBack.jpg)

And this

http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/ChineseRock.jpg (http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/ChineseRock.jpg)
http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/ChineseRock2.jpg (http://www.justinworks.com/Collectibles/ChineseRock2.jpg)

Painted in the early 1900's supposedly.  A rock from the ocean depicting the guy who came from India and brought Buddhism to China.

What do the characters mean on the back?

4 inches tall, 4 and a hald inches wide, and about 1 inch deep at the middle.  It's very flat, like a very heavy skipping stone.  

Thank!