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13th October 2017, 12:00 PM
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Hi All,
thanks for your replies and help!! As figured out, the problem as even to start with geographic area, as it potentially could come from anywhere. Maybe the material gives a hint: It seems to be Gypsum... Does that help? Cheerio Andreas |
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13th October 2017, 12:37 PM
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 that makes it worse! gypsum is mined pretty much world wide, it's the major component of plaster.alabaster statues are a hard form of gypsum, used for statues from prehistory in egypt and the middle east, iran, etc. thru modern times. heck, egypt even used it for mace heads. it was also used pretty much everywhere for the same reasons, easy to carve and fairly hard. germany is one of the top 22 producers  19th among the top 22 (UK is last there)
Last edited by kronckew; 13th October 2017 at 01:00 PM. |
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13th October 2017, 12:56 PM
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Hmm shit
Here are some more detailed images. Maybe that helps. Best Regards Andreas |
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13th October 2017, 01:00 PM
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bigger than i thought
 you probably have a museum or university in the rhineland with an antiquities dept. that may help. |
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14th October 2017, 03:31 PM
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Your stone looks like volcanic tuff and confirms what i was saying.
Look at Moai in Easter island, you'll see big similar things.
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16th October 2017, 07:08 AM
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Agree with Kubur--volcanic tuff. Easter Island sounds likely.
Ian. |
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