What is it????

[jtw1313]

Anyone know what this little carving is I think it is carved from some kind of stone almost looks prehistoric

 

[jeff of pa]

yard/garden Gnome

does look a bit old and unique



or a bookend

 

[jeff of pa]

just saw the tape measure, wow that's smaller then I expected

may just be decorative

 

[jtw1313]

Thinking some kind of effigy they are quite small

 

[Сергей]

looks like it was made before our era

 

[Сергей]

found it yourself? where did this thing come from?

 

[Red-Coat]

It looks like a pre-Columbian monkey effigy, similar to Moche work from Peru. Are you sure that it's stone and not ceramic? The problem is that these kinds of figurines have been produced in large numbers for the tourist market (notably in Mexico), complete with artificial aging to add to their 'authenticity'. Someone who knows what to look for needs to examine it closely to determine if it's old or reproduction.

 

[Anduril]

It looks like a pre-Columbian monkey effigy, similar to Moche work from Peru. Are you sure that it's stone and not ceramic? The problem is that these kinds of figurines have been produced in large numbers for the tourist market (notably in Mexico), complete with artificial aging to add to their 'authenticity'. Someone who knows what to look for needs to examine it closely to determine if it's old or reproduction.

Might even be a chess piece (pawn?) from some weird Pre-Columbian / African type motif chess set?

 

[jtw1313]

Found it in a house I’m pretty sure it is a stone and not ceramic no filed seams

 

[Doubter in MD]

Possibly an advertisement for the original "Squatty Potty"?

 

[AlabamaRelic]

Post a straight on picture of the bottom.

 

[jtw1313]

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Photo of bottom

 

[DizzyDigger]

Looks sorta like a Pacific Islander's version of "The Thinker"..

 

[DCMatt]

West African tribal art.

Do a search on "nomoli figurine" to see examples.

 

[jtw1313]

Did a little searching they do look similar

 

[GoldieLocks]

It is clay, from the bottom. It was likely forced into a mold.