Bronze statuette found in Serbia

[spartakos45]

Can someone please help me with this statuette?My friend found it a few days ago in Serbia but we have absolutetly no idea what it is.Its a bronze statuette 25 cm high.

 

[jcCALIF]

Nice find. I have no idea what it is other than it obviously held something in place. It looks alien/and or Asiatic. If it is old then it may be valuable. Don't let the authorities get wind of your find!

 

[Mackaydon]

Is it hollow?
Are there any markings (letters or words) on the object?
Don..

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

the eyes , hat and ears on that guy is cool .

 

[spartakos45]

Only the base is hollow.There are some drawings nad some symbols but we can not figure out what they mean.

 

[spartakos45]

Some more pictures

 

[vpnavy]

Interesting find spartakos45! The hands (round) appear to be designed to hold something?

 

[CRUSADER]

Please don't tell me this was dug up?

 

[garryson]

Interesting...What part of Serbia you from?

 

[darthoblio]

Could be a candlestick? Awesome find! I'd love to know more about this piece.

 

[zincmaster]

that is the coolest statue I have ever saw!!!!!!

 

[spartakos45]

Maybe a specialist can help us.Myabe its a candestick as darthoblio wrote.I realy dont know.My friend find it 35-40 cm in to the ground.

 

[spartakos45]

My dear friends, thanks to your help i found from where this statuette is from.Many thanks to all of you!!!!!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Mind sharing that information as to where this was found or any other info--like who does the statue represent?
Don.....

 

[PeteWmass]

I think its an incense holder...and fairly modern.....an old hippy should be able to ID it...

 

[spartakos45]

Tall Three Thousand Year Old Bronze Statue Sanxingdui Three Star Mound Museum Guanghan Chengdu Sichuan China This tall statue was discovered in a pit with elephant tusks. The statues have been carbon dated to the 11th-12th Century


http://www.digizetta.net/html/sanxin.htm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drs2biz/2243318554/
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/china/sanxingdui/sx03.html

 

[jcCALIF]

Tall Three Thousand Year Old Bronze Statue Sanxingdui Three Star Mound Museum Guanghan Chengdu Sichuan China This tall statue was discovered in a pit with elephant tusks. The statues have been carbon dated to the 11th-12th Century

I figured so. The next question would then be what is worth more: the statue or the elephant tusks?

 

[spartakos45]

I don't know realy what is worth.But is a relief for me to know where it came from.

 

[MT_Joe]

Looks like it held something round in it's hands.

 

[spartakos45]

elephant tusks