ANCIENT ANDARA CARVING MONATOMIC PRIMA MATRA GLASS ARTIFACT W/ANCIENT WRITING @@
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This is an ancient prima matra glass carving from Inner Mongolia, and is estimated to be between 6700 and 4900 years old. Prima matra glass is also known as Andara. I am writing a book about this material, and one of the first notes I made more than 3 years ago was that if it is indeed a natural material, then ancient artifacts and carvings made from it must surely exist. Well, I... am happy to report that they do, and this is one of them. I have collected both ancient and period carvings and rough pieces from several locations around the world over the last few years. During my research, I learned that this material was regarded as an imperial national treasure in China until the 1700's. It is nearly impervious to weathering, and is as hard to cut/carve as jade according to ancient monastic writings and temple documents. This extraordinary piece is 8 inches tall and weighs 5 pounds 10 ounces without any packing materials. It has raised/relief carvings of ancient (neolithic) oracle bone script characters. At one time, a Chinese government-run museum was paying $15, 000 per character for what they deemed accurate translations of these characters, as it pre-dates any other known writing system in China. Please scroll down to see all photos. Ebay only shows 12 on top, but all 14 may be seen below. Domestic priority shipping with delivery confirmation on this item is free. Thanks for shopping :)
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