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IT CAME FROM AN ESTATE SALE. THE PEOPLE WHO HAD OWNED IT WERE TRAVELLERS OF THE WORLD. NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THEY BOUGHT IT, SO THE PRICE TAG ON THE BOTTOM COULD MEAN ANYTHING. WHOEVER THE ARTIST WAS THAT MADE IT WAS A TRULY TALENTED PERSON WHO HAD A MASTERS TOUCH WITH BRASS AND ABALONE. THIS PIECE IS 11 1/2" LONG AND 9 3/4" WIDE. BUT I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT ITS PURPOSE WAS. THERE IS A BRASS ARC ON THE TOP OF THE REMOVEABLE BACK SO THAT WHEN IT IS IN USE THE TOP HANGS OFF THE TIP OF THE TAIL -MAKE ME AN OFFER I CANT REFUSE
UPDATE: I FOUND THIS SCORPION ON EBAY! THE BOTTOM HALF ANYWAY. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS MADE IN TAXCO & DID NOT MENTION THE MISSING TOP. I EMAILED THIS PERSON TELLING HER SHE WAS SELLING HALF OFA SCORPION AND SENT HER MEASUREMENTS. THEY WERE ABOUT 1/2" OFF IN ANY DIRECTION BUT IT WAS ALMOST A TWIN TO MINE! EXCEPT FOR SOME LETTERS STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM OF HERS, AND HECHO EN MEXICO. SHE CLAIMED THE LETTERS STOOD FOR TAXCO. IN MY NOT SO LIMITED EXPERIENCE ITEMS FROM TAXCO ARE STAMPED TAXCO NOT LETTERS THAT MEAN TAXCO. ANYWAY SHE DID NOT ADD THE INFO TO HER AUCTION AND THE BOTTOM SOLD FOR $85.BUT NOW I KNOW IT WAS MADE IN MEXICO. AND THEHALF CIRCLE MYSTERY ISSOLVED-MY GOOD FREIND KEITH WAS LOOKING AND RIGHT AWAY SAW IT WAS TO HANG THE TOP FROM THE TIP OF THE SCORPIONS TAIL.
