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Title: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 22, 2011, 03:04:33 PM

stone looks like some kind of animals with shells someone who knows what it might be?
Perhaps an early wireless mouse "lol"

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: waywardangler on July 22, 2011, 05:08:26 PM

It kind of resembles a scarab but it could be a type of wireless mouse also. Maybe a prototype. Prototypes are always worth more money than the real thing.

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 22, 2011, 07:31:32 PM

yes exactly my thought should give a good penny today when there are so many copies, and other debris  ::)

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: mart on July 23, 2011, 08:44:27 AM

Did you say it was made of stone ??

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 23, 2011, 11:41:50 AM

Yes some green stone! mart!?

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: mart on July 23, 2011, 11:48:40 AM

Are you somewhere Jade would be found ?? The center line on the bottom has what appears to be Chinese characters !!

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 23, 2011, 12:30:31 PM

How can you see if it is Jade?

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: mart on July 23, 2011, 12:58:06 PM

I have no idea !!  I am just saying that green stone might be and with (not sure) what looks to be Chinese characters on the bottom, that it may be a possibility !!  If people that post would let us know the location sometimes its easier to track down !!  If something similar were found in the USA and had different symbols I might say something totally different like Native American piece for instance !!

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: CuriousCollector on July 23, 2011, 01:01:21 PM

Here is a website about jade.  It offers a few tips for HELPING to identify jade, but the only reliable way is to consult a jeweler.

http://www.jadehunt.com/how-to-identify-jade/

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 23, 2011, 01:18:40 PM

I do not think it's Jade because it can scratch the surface with steel! But thanks anyway for your effort to try and help me please Peter

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: cellblime on July 24, 2011, 12:48:17 PM

I agree that it looks like a scarab beetle, in which case, those may be hieroglyphics on the bottom.  I searched for hieroglyphics alphabet, and a few of those looked similar.

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: mart on July 24, 2011, 01:48:57 PM

Looks like a turtle shell to me !!

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on July 24, 2011, 01:49:48 PM

Thanks it is a hard nut to crack ??? ;)

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: mart on July 24, 2011, 02:03:07 PM

LOL  Well I am talking about the overall shape !! Indentation in front like where the front legs and head would be, dome shape over the top and the skirt around the edge that most all turtles have !! And green color is common to turtles !! 

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: cellblime on July 24, 2011, 02:56:58 PM

I searched a little further and, from what I can tell, it is a Canaanite Scarab Seal.  You can Google that and compare.  Could be very old, but may not be worth very much.  I saw a lady selling a large lot of them for $100, but yours could be older, rarer, etc.

Title: Re: stone looks like some kind of animals
Post by: peterkulan on August 11, 2011, 12:58:44 PM

thank you cellbi