Stone figure - help needed

AHorsa · 6th February 2018, 06:48 PM

Dear all,

recently got this stone sculpture.
It is ca 14cm high. On the bottom someone marked it "Tunisie" with a biro. That also would fit the depiction, which looks maybe like a stylized maure or nubian?
The material seems to be a cristalline stone, but on some party the surface looks a bit like it has a chalky crust. I added a picture made with an USB-microscope of the stone´s structure.

On the back you find latin letters engraved. Interesting fact is, that the letter "w" was invented in the 13th century.

Maybe you can help me: Is this a tourist fake or old? And if so, how old could it be and what could be the background of the latin letters in a muslim region?

Looking forward to your answers.

Kind regards
Andreas

6th February 2018, 06:48 PM	#1
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 367	Stone figure - help needed Dear all, recently got this stone sculpture. It is ca 14cm high. On the bottom someone marked it "Tunisie" with a biro. That also would fit the depiction, which looks maybe like a stylized maure or nubian? The material seems to be a cristalline stone, but on some party the surface looks a bit like it has a chalky crust. I added a picture made with an USB-microscope of the stone´s structure. On the back you find latin letters engraved. Interesting fact is, that the letter "w" was invented in the 13th century. Maybe you can help me: Is this a tourist fake or old? And if so, how old could it be and what could be the background of the latin letters in a muslim region? Looking forward to your answers. Kind regards Andreas Attached Images Last edited by AHorsa; 6th February 2018 at 08:45 PM.