Hi me again lol got this new lot today and one of the items was this small 7cm high carved model of a camel passing through a spiked hoop, it looks like the holes in the hoop originally had something inside as a couple of the holes looks like something has snapped of. Item is made in 3 parts with a screw holding the 3 pieces together. What i cannot figure is why a camel inside a ring, the only reference i can maybe find is a bible reference to a camel passing through an eye of a needle. Also what would a rough value be as am selling in my shop on etsy for £ 25 and dont know if its wishful thinking or im underpricing myself and yes i know the pre 1972 rule on ivory.
Hi not sure about the screw its so rusted into place it wont budge and the hoop is alresdy split from where it was screwed together but not too important now as listed it in my etsy shop as bone to start of with as couldnt confirm ivory but they removed it as apparently not allowed to sell bone from endangered species on there site even though i did not give an animal lol so am just gonna keep for myself now as a decorative curiosity lol.