warcor Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Hiya, I bought this based on photos online, thinking it resembled a single gather/transitional. Upon arrival I've not been able to find a pontil scar/facetted pontil etc. But it's certainly an interesting one. There's a small area that looks like it could have been a ground pontil, now worn down a bit, but I'm not convincing myself yet. It's where all the white come to an end n the 2nd photo. It's got a weird "tail" that appears as a blob of glass in a small indent, that then runs and drizzles off. No real ideas on what that could be. What I do know: It's got that faint Manganese glass glow under 265nm, like Greiners I have. The glass "feels" old - I know, I know. but it feels a lot like my german handmades and my greiners. Not like any of my modern machine/handmades. There's a few spots of "debris" in the glass, also a lot like my Greiners. and a few small "pop" marks. Someone suggested it could be a newer "lamp/torch" marble. It honestly doesn't look machine made, but again I could be wrong. And it may be a transitional, where the "blob" is hiding a crease? Whatever it is, it didn't cost me an arm and a leg, and it's quite lovely. 24mm/0.94" Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warcor Posted 9 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Managed to get a picture of what I thought could be a ground pontil, but not sure. Might be wear/damage. So hard to photograph... Also added a picture of the ground/faceted pontil of one of my confirmed Greiners. which I managed to photograph a little while ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Yumm----yummm, a hard one to ID with so many images that contradict each other The image ---# seven Imho opinion a Pelt slag I appreciate all opinions an I hope to see some more Marble—On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago With all those tight "rib bones" in pic's 4 and 6 it could be a Veiligglas wirepull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted 26 minutes ago Report Share Posted 26 minutes ago It resembles a Veli, not seeing a single hand gather like a sulphide, single hand gathers were made from a single blob of glass. Big marble though, even for a Veli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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