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Rotten Leaf Agate

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« on: February 28, 2017, 10:26:11 am »

Hi Tom,

Sorry, I must get used to adding the size, just under 6 cm. I rarely look when bidding at auction and have been surprised to find how small some bottles are, 3 little ones have been added of late.

I knew macaroni agate was considered a dendritic chalcedony but hadn't noted that moss agate (in all it's various forms) was included as well.

The dating of the glass bottle by Hugh Moss was 1730-1850 but it feels at the newer end to me, something in the shape and height of the neck I think ! In the same book is another bottle with similar inclusions that he gives as "Chalcedony" but the inclusions are much smaller.

I can understand tortoise shell agate, I'm regretting not bidding higher on a bottle recently that had similar inclusions as well as some "thumb print" inclusions and the whole of that had a tortoise shell feel to it.

Regards, Adrian.
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