Lauri99999
Tenderfoot
- Oct 21, 2008
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Weird Nude Statues...would LOVE help ID'ing ***BETTER PICS ADDED***
I have been told (by an aunt that lives in another state) that I bought these on eBay years ago, but I swear I don't remember, let alone WHY I would've even been attracted to these. They are so creepy to me.
Anyway, I've left them in a drawer and every once in a while I take them out, google the heck out of them, and nothing. I've also tried on numerous occasions to photograph them, and they do NOT photograph well, as you can see.
I originally thought they were candle holders, but I don't think so. They look hand made because of some of the lines I can see, no seams. They are heavy, and some sort of metal. I thought it was iron, because of the weight (I don't know exact weight), but the bottom has a couple spots the eye can barely see of a gold like material. There is a little rust on the 'stand' where it has chipped. There is also A LOT of patina throughout. Even though heavy, they feel fragile like if I dropped them they would break.
Another thing that leads me to believe it is hand made is in the taller statue, inside the 'basket' on his head, there is a 'clump' of whatever metal it is. Almost looks like if a candle burned down and left a clump of wax in its holder, but it is NOT wax, it is the same metal the statues are made from.
The taller one with the basket on his head is 5 1/2", the one holding the basket is almost 4 3/4". Also, I'm thinking there is a reason that the one with the basket on his head has one hand on his stomach and one on his chest (more up on his neck.) The other just has one hand on his stomach because he is holding the basket with his other hand. Both baskets have a pattern on them, some circles and VVVV pattern all the way around.
Both are obviously nude and not anatomically 'correct' although I won't go into detail as hopefully you will be able to see in the picture.
Sorry this is so long but it's so hard to see the details in the pics that you would be able to see with your eyes. There are MANY imperfections and aging that really looks like they are NOT from a mold.
As I've written this and have been holding them a lot, my fingers smell and feel like I've been digging in a bunch of dirty change. I don't know if that helps detect what kind of metal they are made of.
Any help with this would be appreciated. They're driving me crazy!
Thanks!
Lauri
I have been told (by an aunt that lives in another state) that I bought these on eBay years ago, but I swear I don't remember, let alone WHY I would've even been attracted to these. They are so creepy to me.
Anyway, I've left them in a drawer and every once in a while I take them out, google the heck out of them, and nothing. I've also tried on numerous occasions to photograph them, and they do NOT photograph well, as you can see.
I originally thought they were candle holders, but I don't think so. They look hand made because of some of the lines I can see, no seams. They are heavy, and some sort of metal. I thought it was iron, because of the weight (I don't know exact weight), but the bottom has a couple spots the eye can barely see of a gold like material. There is a little rust on the 'stand' where it has chipped. There is also A LOT of patina throughout. Even though heavy, they feel fragile like if I dropped them they would break.
Another thing that leads me to believe it is hand made is in the taller statue, inside the 'basket' on his head, there is a 'clump' of whatever metal it is. Almost looks like if a candle burned down and left a clump of wax in its holder, but it is NOT wax, it is the same metal the statues are made from.
The taller one with the basket on his head is 5 1/2", the one holding the basket is almost 4 3/4". Also, I'm thinking there is a reason that the one with the basket on his head has one hand on his stomach and one on his chest (more up on his neck.) The other just has one hand on his stomach because he is holding the basket with his other hand. Both baskets have a pattern on them, some circles and VVVV pattern all the way around.
Both are obviously nude and not anatomically 'correct' although I won't go into detail as hopefully you will be able to see in the picture.
Sorry this is so long but it's so hard to see the details in the pics that you would be able to see with your eyes. There are MANY imperfections and aging that really looks like they are NOT from a mold.
As I've written this and have been holding them a lot, my fingers smell and feel like I've been digging in a bunch of dirty change. I don't know if that helps detect what kind of metal they are made of.
Any help with this would be appreciated. They're driving me crazy!
Thanks!
Lauri
This is a picture of the little guy's arm which in the way he's positioned should make a triangle, but you can see, (not a great pic), there is some excess metal that I could 'chip' off with a knife (which I won't!): 
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.......NGE
![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
Maybe call them Yin and Yang or Wong and Wang. 
