Lovely Old Bone Gambling Chips, Set Five (Green) p. pohl harmonica I believe likely Serpentine stone

I believe likely Serpentine stone

plain paper

The lid fits tight

and the piece makes a nice sculptural canister for all sorts of things--I might fill it with sugar or tea bags to put on the table at coffee or tea time

Lovely Old Bone Gambling Chips, Set Five (Green) p. pohl harmonica I believe likely Serpentine stoneI found a box of these old bone gambling chips and have become obsessed with them in the same way I'm obsessed with old clay marbles: I think they're just gorgeous as objects, and would be glad to have piles and piles of them! I've divided them into several groups based on shape and color; these were dyed green, surely once more saturated than they are now, but I like how they have faded in quite a painterly way. Certainly these could be used for game