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<p>[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4410643, member: 7360"]I have recently acquired this little figurine, which I am already rather fond of. I would really like to know if he represents a particular person, and what he is doing clambering over rocks while clutching something - a flower or fruit? - in one hand. I love his face and benevolent smile. I am assuming he is carved in stone, but of course I could easily be wrong. In some ways he is well-carved, with his nose being particularly fine, but his body is oddly proportioned, I think his legs are far too short for the body. I like the way he is posed with one foot up on a rock. He is about 1.8 inches tall. One eye has been coloured black while the other shows fine carving of the pupil, I am thinking of trying to wash away the black, if that is possible. And does anyone have an idea of the age? [ATTACH=full]374512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374516[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374517[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374518[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4410643, member: 7360"]I have recently acquired this little figurine, which I am already rather fond of. I would really like to know if he represents a particular person, and what he is doing clambering over rocks while clutching something - a flower or fruit? - in one hand. I love his face and benevolent smile. I am assuming he is carved in stone, but of course I could easily be wrong. In some ways he is well-carved, with his nose being particularly fine, but his body is oddly proportioned, I think his legs are far too short for the body. I like the way he is posed with one foot up on a rock. He is about 1.8 inches tall. One eye has been coloured black while the other shows fine carving of the pupil, I am thinking of trying to wash away the black, if that is possible. And does anyone have an idea of the age? [ATTACH=full]374512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374516[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374517[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]374518[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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