Primitive Looking Carved Stone Birds

Any suggestions on the culture? Old or reproduction?
Thanks

 

Rubbed a cotton swab and turned blue. So, I guess dyed and repro.

 

I keep messing with it.

 

Do you think it's natural stone or one of those conglomerates made of stone and some other material?

 

I have little doubt that is something else but stone. Relatively hard.
Besides the blue-greenish dye I'm also suspicious of the brown spots. They are all over and I'd assume they are not natural.

 

Ok, that brown is only in the carvings and the pores. I can get it out poking with something sharp. That does not explain how it got there but I'd think not naturally.

 

This thread could be very instructive for others.