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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9577281, member: 50"]I found this example though not sure it's definitive in any way. Nor do I know anything about it or if it applies. (If it were me I'd be tempted to taste it but I'd not tell anyone else to do it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]461511[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]461512[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From the seller:</p><p>"Salt stone sculptures are crafted in many areas where salt is mined, and there has been a strong interest in these sculptures made in Europe, primarily Italy. Many copy classic figures, and are styled after the works made to sell to the Grand Tour trade."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008709488/antique-salt-stone-sculpture-child-and?click_key=d7a001f9a6c642cfa10b5b0f656bc42b9e40fcc2%3A1008709488&click_sum=f44fc507&ref=hp_rf-1&sts=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008709488/antique-salt-stone-sculpture-child-and?click_key=d7a001f9a6c642cfa10b5b0f656bc42b9e40fcc2%3A1008709488&click_sum=f44fc507&ref=hp_rf-1&sts=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008709488/antique-salt-stone-sculpture-child-and?click_key=d7a001f9a6c642cfa10b5b0f656bc42b9e40fcc2:1008709488&click_sum=f44fc507&ref=hp_rf-1&sts=1</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9577281, member: 50"]I found this example though not sure it's definitive in any way. Nor do I know anything about it or if it applies. (If it were me I'd be tempted to taste it but I'd not tell anyone else to do it.) [ATTACH=full]461511[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]461512[/ATTACH] From the seller: "Salt stone sculptures are crafted in many areas where salt is mined, and there has been a strong interest in these sculptures made in Europe, primarily Italy. Many copy classic figures, and are styled after the works made to sell to the Grand Tour trade." [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008709488/antique-salt-stone-sculpture-child-and?click_key=d7a001f9a6c642cfa10b5b0f656bc42b9e40fcc2%3A1008709488&click_sum=f44fc507&ref=hp_rf-1&sts=1[/URL][/QUOTE]
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