Featured Seated Arab figure.

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I put it in the pottery section but it might be carved from stone .

    Any ideas where from and how old?

    No markings whatsoever, the base looks and feels like stone, definitely not resin, I tried scratching it with a sharp knife and it had no effect.

    Not as tall as a Babycham glass and heavy

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Id guess Chinese because of the scepter. I like him,hes an intense little fellow.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Your figure represents Bodhidharma/Daruma, the Buddhist monk who introduced Buddhism to China and Zen Buddhism to Japan.:D
    He was either Indian or Central Asian.
    I think the figure ie Japanese.
     
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Well crap ! At least I was sorta in the right part of the world ! :)
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    He has that look because he cut his eyelids off so he wouldn't fall asleep during meditation.:inpain::nurse:
     
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  7. daveydempsey

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    Thank you AJ.
    Older than I thought.
     
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  8. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    I wonder if it couldn't be a Moro beggar from a Spanish Nativity crèche.
     
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  9. bercrystal

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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    A belén figure an interesting idea but they're usually more naturalistic and finely detailed.

    Debora

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  11. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    Using a baby cham glass to measure is just...how much did you drink?
     
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  12. Darkwing Manor

    Darkwing Manor Well-Known Member

    That seems rather an un-Buddha-like thing to do....
     
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  13. daveydempsey

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    Mad as a box of frogs.
    Artists chop their ears off:rolleyes:
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I have never been in favour of his 'brand' of Buddhism anyway. The way Zen masters treat their students...:inpain:
     
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