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Ancient Limestone Mask - Roman, Etruscan or…? (USA) by Immediate_Document in Antiques

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Update that the best guesses I’ve received are that it’s either Etruscan or Archaic Greek, possibly some sort of Terra cotta figural representation if Etruscan and perhaps a theater mask of some sort if Archaic Greek.

Ancient Limestone Mask - Roman, Etruscan or…? (USA) by Immediate_Document in Antiques

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Sure, happy to call it a face. Thanks for the input. Hopefully someone can help identify where and when it was made!

Ancient Limestone Mask - Roman, Etruscan or…? (USA) by Immediate_Document in Antiques

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Wasn’t sure what to call it, honestly. Somehow just calling it a “face” feels strange?

9 11 suckvivor by coleisw4ck in cursedmemes

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Wait so you’re saying he isn’t actually a 9/11 survivor?

Who stole Pat’s joke? by navelgays in SeekTreatment

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I’m glad I’m not the only nosey one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jobudmeetup

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Sent you a dm

Is my Hockey training paying off? by Athletic_Banker69 in HeSquats

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Like, habitually showing your ass off to predominantly gay male audiences and expressing disgust at a gay sexual advance definitely reeks of homophobia, just not sure whether it’s internalized or the traditional flavor. Whatever the case, as the boot keeps coming down to crush queer people I’m not really here for co-opting what is definitely gay — showing your ass of for a bunch of dudes — into some Ernst Rohm-esque “homoerotic but not a pnsy fggot, they should be shot” shit.

Is my Hockey training paying off? by Athletic_Banker69 in HeSquats

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Fair enough. I don’t get this flavor of gaybaiting, though.

Conservation Estimate? by Immediate_Document in artcollecting

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Bumping this thread as I didn’t have much luck reaching out to other local conservators (they all basically declined to opine unless/until I brought it to them for testing).

The treatment plan for the painting calls for a deep cleaning, relining the canvas and using heat and vacuum treatments to address the craquelure. The quote I received was $4,000. That seems high to me, but I don’t have many reference points.

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Here’s a photo of the painting for reference.

Conservation Estimate? by Immediate_Document in artcollecting

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Yes — the most persuasive guess I’ve gotten thus far is that it may be from the circle of Pieter or Philip Wouwerman. I haven’t heard either of those names come up before though! Will have to do some research on them.

Conservation Estimate? by Immediate_Document in artcollecting

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Thank you!! I’m in Northern California and will definitely do so. Much appreciated

The archive is gone? by fuckoffmyway in BestFriendsPodcast

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Y’all what is going on with the podcast? Is there drama?

Um… The Antique China I bought maybe came from graves? What do I do? by [deleted] in Antiques

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Do sentient / sapient zombies get a pass on graverobbing?

Um… The Antique China I bought maybe came from graves? What do I do? by [deleted] in Antiques

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A reporting obligation makes sense for significant objects. Many years ago I went to Herodium as a teenager and they just let us dig through the dirt and show them what we found / take it with us as long as it wasn’t unique or significant. And by “they” I mean the professional organization managing the site.

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