News: How To Differentiate Between Real Ivory And Bone

Ivory is rich, lustrous and beautiful. Many times, synthetic ivory or even bone is actually used to craft numerous items and then sold as antique ivory. The only difference between elephant ivory and mammoth ivory is judged on the basis of the angle of the Schreger Lines.
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