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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9828753, member: 76316"]He is ~4 3/4" long, ~2 1/2" wide, ~1 3/8" thick; he weighs ~10.3 oz.</p><p>Do any of you folks recognize the figure, or the style? I call it soapstone, as it's soft...but the color is a deep brownish-green (pic 4) an' the feel of it is silky, both of which may be a result of oil diffusing into the stone over time. The fount is only ~9/16" diameter by ~11/16" deep...so it wouldn't be able to burn for long. That leads me to ask about the potentially ceremonial nature of the lamp. The figure has a faintly biblical look to him, for me anyway.</p><p>He may well be a one-off, unique on the planet...but I hope y'all can say different. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]490396[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490397[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490398[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490400[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9828753, member: 76316"]He is ~4 3/4" long, ~2 1/2" wide, ~1 3/8" thick; he weighs ~10.3 oz. Do any of you folks recognize the figure, or the style? I call it soapstone, as it's soft...but the color is a deep brownish-green (pic 4) an' the feel of it is silky, both of which may be a result of oil diffusing into the stone over time. The fount is only ~9/16" diameter by ~11/16" deep...so it wouldn't be able to burn for long. That leads me to ask about the potentially ceremonial nature of the lamp. The figure has a faintly biblical look to him, for me anyway. He may well be a one-off, unique on the planet...but I hope y'all can say different. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]490396[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490397[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490398[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]490400[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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