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Old 17th October 2017, 03:29 PM   #1
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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...

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Old 19th October 2017, 06:33 PM   #2
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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

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Old 19th October 2017, 09:15 PM   #3
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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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Old 20th October 2017, 07:45 PM   #4
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Wow! It looks like Detlef wins the trophy! Nice work! Now...the question is new or old?
Hi Mark,

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.

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Old 23rd October 2017, 01:50 PM   #5
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Do someone know where AHorsa is?
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Old 23rd October 2017, 02:25 PM   #6
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Heīs here!

Detlef, thatīs great! Fits perfect. Also I found some with some structure on the head similar to mine.

Thanks a lot!

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Old 27th October 2017, 03:29 PM   #7
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One more think concerning the age. Does anyone no if there is any chance to identify the approx age?

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