Still Life in Black and White - approx. 16"X20"

This is a stil life that I worked on over the coarse of several months starting last fall.The first layer was done with ivory black, lead white and Turpenoid. The subsequent layers gradually shifted to lamp black and zinc white with more oil in the "sauce". You may be able to tell the difference in the color of the super-ball to that of the buddha.I learned a lot painting this scene. The light was very close and bright and it was important that the light that shown on my panel was of the same intensity otherwise my eyes would have to work too hard to go from one to the other. There are so many hightlights in this scene I was afaid that they would distract from each other. I was also concerned that the overall effect would be too dark if I tried to make them as bright as they appeared to me and my light sensitive eyes. This technique is a gradual build-up of layers, each one covering completely and attempting to contain more fat than the previous. Some of the last layers I got lazy and didn't completely cover the previous, so you can see the difference in the quality of the surface (it doesn't show in this scan). A coat of varnish might do the trick for that. Can anyone guess what material the figure in the back is made of?