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by 2fat2slow
Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:35 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

Few links to pictures as promised; P.S. i uploaded it to my google drive, if it will be any difficulties to open links, please let me know, i will look for alternative way showing detailed pictures & apologies if somewhere i doubled same areas, i tried to shoot same areas from few angles. Thanks...
by 2fat2slow
Mon Apr 04, 2016 12:48 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

Hello, As in Minimalist's post, the piece does look like some sort of dog. The "bowl" structure looks as if it is designed to pour from the upper part of the image where the "lip" is partially out of the image frame. In the right facing profile, I can see a bearded standing man ...
by 2fat2slow
Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:42 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

I doubt that the object is made of carved stone. First, the weight... It's too light for its size. Second, the holes... Admittedly, I have only seen your photos... However, it seems to have several holes all over the object. The holes seem to show that the object is hollow. Maybe the object is cera...
by 2fat2slow
Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:14 pm
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

circumspice wrote:You didn't post a photo of the bottom of the object. Why?
Good question :) apologies, simply i think i forgot how it is important, here you go;
by 2fat2slow
Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:48 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

If it is made out of stone, I think it could be part of a Mortar & Pestle set, used for grinding. It has a bowl shaped section that looks like it could have been used to grind a small amount of some substance like herbs or seeds. I'm curious about the hole that is drilled horizontally through t...
by 2fat2slow
Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:51 pm
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

Stone or ceramic pottery? Where did you acquire it? When? Just an observation: It looks like a decorated mortar that has no pestle... The face on it looks veiled, so maybe Middle Eastern? Is that a representation of a person carrying a basket with a 'tumpline'??? After taking a 2nd look, it also lo...
by 2fat2slow
Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:56 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Re: Unknown very old stone carved piece

2 more pictures
by 2fat2slow
Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:51 am
Forum: Tips and Helper Files
Topic: Unknown very old stone carved piece
Replies: 13
Views: 35237

Unknown very old stone carved piece

Hello & good afternoon everyone, Looking forward to identify one old pieces which i o but don't known what is it exactly - after me personal re-search i was not able to find any information which possibly could serve as "jump start" when re-searching this piece more. I really would be ...