[Ancientartifacts] Re: Expert evaluation; Cato90025

You'd probably be better off to join antiquities science-L for
answers to this...

There are several discussions relevant to this topic there.

Regards,

Phil Jones, Antiquarian
PBJI


--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, George Mortake
<george_teka@...> wrote:
>
> Hi every one
> simple question
> how can we microscope ancientartifact,what we look for under the
microscop?
> under which X do you use the microscop
> thanks
>
> cato90025 <cato90025@...> wrote:
> Dear group,
>
> A group member and an antiquities expert--who I will not yet name
> until I get his approval has evaluated my listings--per my request.
>
> One item was thought to be a modern piece--the small seal is
> modern--that has been taken off and will not be sold.
>
> The boat-figure--is not a boat-figure--and I stand corrected,
> But may be real.
>
> The bronze urn could be authentic, but would have to be microscoped
as
> would the Egyptian piece.
>
> Whoever had the problem with the Zeus--the Zeus is also real.
>
> I think this is a valuable lesson--when an expert declares an item
is
> authentic or that the other items needs to be evaluated under a
> microscope there should be no categorical, unqualified assertions
that
> baldly state they are fake.
>
> Moreover, this enterprise/process is even more questionable when the
> self-appointed group blacklister--gleefully threatens, based on
these
> assertions, to put me on the blacklist.
>
> My hope is that this can constructively move forward--and this does
> not escalate. I understand that the dynamic involved naturally
> encourages invidiousness.
>
> In closing and hopefully in closure, my offer stands on the Egyptian
> piece and I will list the expert when I get approval if he hasn't
> announced himself already.
>

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