Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics and there is a nail

and there is a nail that has been replaced on the joint of one knee

which has lead me nowhere

and shows age toning--I believe it likely early 20th century

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Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics and there is a nailAmong my favorite little finds ever, this curious small stone carved figure, I think perhaps meant to represent an athlete of some sort but I'm not entirely sure. He appears to have a carved signature on the underside, which looks to read DWP and perhaps 95, which I have to think, if a year, would be 1895. I think his face is terrific, and for me his posture embodies a sense of readiness and forward looking, with the right had about to push off from