Need help with ID primitive sculpt

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  1. Studio Antiques

    Studio Antiques Well-Known Member

    Hello
    Im hoping to get some feedback on this primitive sculpt.
    Origin?
    Age,
    Meaning,

    Thank you for your time/help
    Cheers 20190118_094320-367x640.jpg
     
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  2. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    Size? Material? Close up pics plus other views (esp. back, bottom)? Where did it come from?
     
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  3. Studio Antiques

    Studio Antiques Well-Known Member

    Hello !
    And thank you for the responses so far.
    The piece came to us via estate sale.
    The stone sculpt measures approx.
    6 3/4 inches tall. It is approx. 3 inches wide.
    It weighs approx. 1lb 12 oz.
    The stone is soft, dark mottled green.
    The bottom and back are void of inscription or markings inscription or markings of any kind. Pictures to follow
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    thank you 4 the information...;)
     
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  5. Studio Antiques

    Studio Antiques Well-Known Member

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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Mother and child? Madonna for the Christian minority in India? For Thomas Christians? Just thinking out loud.:)
     
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  7. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    I agree with AnyJewelry that it looks Indian (India). Another possibility is the Jain goddess Ambika, often portrayed with one or more children.
     
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  8. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    Why is the bottom solid black while the rest is mottled?
     
    Jivvy, Jan 19, 2019
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Residue of some kind of goo?
     
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  10. Studio Antiques

    Studio Antiques Well-Known Member

    It is residue from the earthquake sticky stuff :)
     
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  11. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    JMHO. the child is a lingam.
     
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  12. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Interesting thought. But I don't think they usually have faces, or arms.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    In comic books maybe?:angelic:
    The Balinese make all sorts of comical lingams, but not like this. And they never have mothers.:D Makes sense of course, since the lingam is a symbol of Shiva, who was not born of a woman.
     
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