Made of concrete, George Washington's face(?) - are these bookends or off a building?

I found these on the bookends shelf at a thrift store today. But they are made of concrete (look at last photo where there is a chip on one's nose & the other's hair tip)& do not have smooth bottoms; are these bookends? (They look like they came off a building's façade to me)
They measure 10" T x 4" W
Any idea what they are if not bookends and/or how old they are?
Thanks!

 

those look new to me.......I hope you make a good sale !

 

Looks like very nice garden ornaments to me.
George Washington!?

James.

 

sure look like women to me.

 

Maybe it's Martha.

 

Non specific gender Georgie.

 

George is wearing an 'atifet', a 16th century women's headdress with a pointed bit over the forehead, making the front look heartshaped.
So my guess is he cross-dressed for a fancy dress party, and Martha made him wear an atifet.

Atifets:


https://olivia-longueville.tumblr.c...-headdresses-worn-in-the-tudor-era-the-atifet

 

Garden ornaments - wouldn't they have flat/smooth bottom?
Is that what they are (I need to know so I know what to call them when trying to sell!)
Thanks

 

George Washington once had a smooth bottom.....lol

 

These look more like hydrocal than concrete to me. As such, they are replicas for interior decoration only.

 

They look like wall corbels

 

verybrad, I think they are concrete or some stone - they are very heavy.

 

There is a seam visible down the center of the back, which would indicate they were cast in a 2-piece mold, not individually carved. This would suggest more decorative, mass produced. They may be based on an architectural corbel/support bracket, though probably not used as such.

 

the seam down the back and all those open bubbles..... i concur.

 

What would you call them?

 

maybe ........garden ornaments.......

 

Hydrocal is heavy. Just not as hard or durable as concrete. Also does not weather well if untreated. The bubbles seen are more typical of hydrocal than concrete. Also the way it has taken stain is more typical of hydrocal. If hydrocal, you should be able to cut into the bottom fairly easily with a knife.