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16th October 2017, 12:11 PM
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An interesting item - from the images it does appear to have some age ...
Any provenance ? The carvings to the topknot look like sun and moon representations, which may help in identification. |
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16th October 2017, 01:23 PM
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Maybe Timor?
 For me is not very old (1700 - Today) |
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17th October 2017, 03:29 PM
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Thanks for the replies! Will do research in those directions.
Sadly no provenance. Got it from an estate. I am quite sure it is some gypsum like stone. For volcanic tuff it appears to be not porous enough... Cheerio Andreas |
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19th October 2017, 06:33 PM
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Hi Andreas,
your stone carving is from Sumba Island, Indonesia. Be very careful with it because it's very brittle. Have a look here: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...ng&FORM=HDRSC2 Best regards, Detlef |
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19th October 2017, 09:15 PM
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Wow! It looks like Detlef wins the trophy! Nice work! Now...the question is new or old?
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20th October 2017, 07:45 PM
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Quote:
don't want to win any trophys!   Have handled some similar carvings by my trips to Indonesia. One, which I bought, get broken by transport to Germany, so my warning to Andreas.Can't say something about the age but think that the chance is good that the carving is an old one. Regards, Detlef |
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23rd October 2017, 01:50 PM
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Do someone know where AHorsa is?
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