I don't believe members on the forum will be able to answer your questions. It does not look like a European object, and there is the possibility...
Clearly a different tradition, but it reminds me of the Zuni "war gods" - Ahayu:da - which have an inserted, protruding "umbilical cord"....
It sounds like you have good experience with such objects. I do hope you will share it with the archeological community.
It may be a significant find. I would urge you to contact the Virginia State Archaeologist, Dr. Elizabeth Moore - 804 482-6084. If it is still...
Did you find it after the recent flooding, from hurricane Helene? Is it still wet/damp?
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I spoke to my partner, a bookseller for 41 years, about this issue. Here is his reply - Hello. 2manycats here, using 2manybooks account because...
L. Congdon would be considered the publisher. He published the Telegraph newspaper, as the citation provided by Debora shows, and also published...
Here is another, attributed to the Gurunsi (like the Mossi, in Burkina Faso) -...
https://wmic.net/mossi-bulbous-hunters-flute-a/ Are yours hollow, with an opening at the top of the large end?
From an earlier post on the forum, about a similar figure - From the look of the wood, and the rather simple carving on the headdress, yours is...
Perhaps a zinc alloy?
A similar one in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, documented as having been collected c.1925 in Hing-hwa, Fujian,...
Please post photos of the entire tray, front and back, and a few details of the engraving.
My first impression, based largely on the appearance of the wood and lack of fine finish, is that it may be one of the recent imports from...
It also looks like it might be made on a wheel. The shape is similar to Indian (India) brass water pots. It might be a modern decorative piece.
I have never seen a foot like that on a precolumbian pot.
The small figure is probably a Makonde carving from Tanzania, depicting a shetani - a bush spirit. Makonde carvings are typically made using...
@Budding Collector, we might be able to find corroborating information if you tell us where you found the information you quoted about "Matthias...
You should also work to educate your eye by visiting museums with collections of Roman glass on display. David Whitehouse has written an excellent...
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