Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
Hey Steve, all, Steve, you actually reminded me of something I thought of when I first saw the statue story which I'm curious about. I have a small N'Goureyma slice that was cut many years ago that has not rusted as such but displays an obviously oxidised surface similar to the statue. Second pic on this page: http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/n'goureyma.html Has anyone else got examples of old cut irons that have not rusted but oxidised in different ways? Cheers, Jeff -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Steve Arnold Sent: Friday, 26 October 2012 6:42 AM To: meteorh...@aol.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue List, So, I was visiting Robert Beauford today at this store here in wonderful Eureka Springs, where it is a bit rainy, but yet still a beautiful fall day, shopper abounding, and the leaves are turning on the hillsides around our quaint village. Robert read me the not quite completed draft of the response to my post (below) here on the list, mentioning why this piece was not a fake and I found his reply to be an amazingly poignant retort. A few minutes later he mentioned how now he had to decide if he will actually hit send or hit delete? I sincerely hope he sends it, because I was indeed wrong in my statement, and the topic deserves more discussion. I won't rehash all that Robert stated, as I hope he will send it and you all can read it in his words, but obviously, the work is a genuine meteorite and it is a genuine hand made work of art, thus not a fake meteorite piece of art. Now, the question is left as when was it made, and possibly who made it and where? When it made has nothing to do with it being a fake, unless of course someone is trying to pass it off as being something it isn't, and that does not seem to be the case. Anyway, I stand corrected on what I stated. My intention was to say that I felt there is no way it was 1,000 years old. Carry on... Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Steve Arnold meteorh...@aol.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:20 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8 Of course it is a fake. If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 1,000 years old. Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite. Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8 Of course it is a fake. If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 1,000 years old. Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite. Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
Steve, it's a Chinga. Phil Whitmer - Original Message - From: Steve Arnold meteorh...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:20 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8 Of course it is a fake. If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 1,000 years old. Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite. Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
List, So, I was visiting Robert Beauford today at this store here in wonderful Eureka Springs, where it is a bit rainy, but yet still a beautiful fall day, shopper abounding, and the leaves are turning on the hillsides around our quaint village. Robert read me the not quite completed draft of the response to my post (below) here on the list, mentioning why this piece was not a fake and I found his reply to be an amazingly poignant retort. A few minutes later he mentioned how now he had to decide if he will actually hit send or hit delete? I sincerely hope he sends it, because I was indeed wrong in my statement, and the topic deserves more discussion. I won't rehash all that Robert stated, as I hope he will send it and you all can read it in his words, but obviously, the work is a genuine meteorite and it is a genuine hand made work of art, thus not a fake meteorite piece of art. Now, the question is left as when was it made, and possibly who made it and where? When it made has nothing to do with it being a fake, unless of course someone is trying to pass it off as being something it isn't, and that does not seem to be the case. Anyway, I stand corrected on what I stated. My intention was to say that I felt there is no way it was 1,000 years old. Carry on... Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Steve Arnold meteorh...@aol.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:20 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8 Of course it is a fake. If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved 1,000 years old. Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time, unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite. Steve Arnold Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men www.ScienceChannel.com Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites More, 28 1/2 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632 President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones www.Palladot.com Facebook: MeteoriteMan Facebook: SteveArnoldMeteorite Facebook: Meteorite Men Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites meteorh...@aol.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
