Drop cut
2 usagesSource pending: no literature source has been linked to this entry yet.
Short answer
A bead form turned to a drop (teardrop) shape. It appears as “Damla” in the cut field of the catalogue and occurs in materials from amber to shell; it says nothing about the material.
Is this the piece you have?
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Tests you can do at home: Transmitted light · Hydrostatic specific gravity · Simichrome test (may leave a mark on the surface; try it only on a hidden spot)
Meanings in the trade
These are the recorded usages of the term: publications, catalogues and the market. Each usage carries its own source grade and is not a definition.
- Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Book
Katalog kesim alanında 'Damla' (13 madde; ör. 24a s.97 Kehribar, 53f s.156 Bağa).
- Evidence grade C — institutional seller. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Dealer site
Siyah Damla Kesim Gumus Puskullu Kehribar Tesbih - Kisiye Ozel Zarif Tasarim
Canonical mapping
A mapping is not a conclusion: it is a claim about what the term points to, not a measurement of the material.
No canonical mapping has been proposed for this term.
How to tell — and what it does not tell
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Sources
A grade states the strength of the source, not of the conclusion.
Recorded usages: 2Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Evidence grade C — institutional seller. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.
- Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Sabırla Selamete Tane Tane… Osmanlı Kültüründe Tesbih ve Hüsnü Dikeçligil Tesbih KoleksiyonuTekin, Kemal Hakan2014ISBN 978-605-65152-0-0 s.97
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- Evidence grade A — publication. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Sabırla Selamete Tane Tane… Osmanlı Kültüründe Tesbih ve Hüsnü Dikeçligil Tesbih KoleksiyonuTekin, Kemal Hakan2014ISBN 978-605-65152-0-0 s.156
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