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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 247624, member: 2844&quot;]<font size="6"><font size="4">Can anyone tell me anything about the origin and purpose of this little carved figurine? </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">It was bought in an antiques shop in Amsterdam in the early 70s. The seller said it came from a Dutch collector who got it from an archeological site in Zambia. The material seems to be some kind of blackened stone and is very hard.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">The figure sits on a chair or throne, with a shield or crest in front of him. He has an elaborate hairdo or possibly a beaded headdress.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">Thanks for looking.</font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]76209[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76214[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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