MarielleK Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Crazyhen said: Based on the photo, at least the skull and the tail are not real, they are craved (note the very distinctive skull and tail compared with the rest of the body). The body, which may largely be real, is badly prepped. The worst thing is that the seller was packing such a fragile slab with newspaper! No matter it's real or fake, the slab is going to be broken into pieces. What is causing the sharp contrast of color on the inside of the matrix where it broke? It appears to be on the inside of the carved side and possibly real side as well. Do you think the whole thing is covered in paint, as others have said? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I reckon that both the upper part (where the skull is located) and lower part (the tail) are made of putty. The skull and tail were crafted. It is likely that the specimen was incomplete with no skull and tail, and it was repaired and crafted to make a complete specimen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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