February, 2010

Archaic Stone Statue (1), Consisting of Mica Schist (Glimmerschiefer)

This archaic, very heavy stone statue consists of mica schist (Glimmerschiefer). Therefore, originally (without patina) the statue must have had a beautiful silver glance, especially when it was sunlit. Because of its shape and bottom, we assume that the statue did not stand upright but was laying, perhaps in a field in order to assure the fertility of the soil.

Height: 28 cm    Width: 18 cm    Depth: 8 cm    Weight: 6,6 Kilogram

Stone Statue 1, Front

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Puppets with Animal Heads (1)

Length: 31 cm    Height: 26.6 cm    Weight: ca. 1000 gram

Animal Heads 1, View A

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Sickle Holder 6

Height: 14 cm     Width: 22 cm     Depth: 3 cm     Weight: 275 gram

On the back of this sickle holder a musician is carved playing different instruments.

Sickle Holder 6, Front

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Sickle Holder 7

Width: xx cm     Height: xx cm     Depth: xx cm     Weight: xxx gram

On the back of the holder a date is carved in Nepalese numerals (the corresponding Arabic numerals are 2041). Normally, the first two numerals indicate the year, and the third and fourth numeral indicate the month and the day, respectively. By converting the Nepalese calendar into the Christian calendar, the first two numerals probably indicate the year 1963.

Sickle Holder 7, Front

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