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"Gather ye rose-buds while ye may." Robert Herrick

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Donna Baker

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

What?


Anyone have a guess about what this is?  

It is old, made of pottery and has some numbers on the bottom.  Looks like an old Druid to me.
About 8-9 inches tall, my guess is that it is an old chess piece.

35 comments:

Out on the prairie said...

Kind of has the bishop look from many statues I saw overseas.The top does look like it is a grip

Sandra Cox said...

I agree. A druid or some other religious figure.

donna baker said...

I guess long ago the tables were so large that they had big chess pieces?

Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...

I'm thinking garden sprite. Chess in the garden. Sure is cool!

donna baker said...

Bought it at a flea market. Shelf sitter. Afraid I'd never see it again if I put it in my booth.

donna baker said...

Thanks Jackie. See above reply.

Bea said...

I thought immediately that it was one of the three wise men/kings? (-not like I know much about that stuff, but that was my initial reaction.) -very cool piece!

The Weaver of Grass said...

Yes I agree - the king by the look of it.

La Table De Nana said...

At first I thought a wedding gown..and then I saw the face..and hat..so yes a bishop of sorts?
Neat..you find the neatest things.

La Table De Nana said...

I am a nut..it would be in my garden:) Amidst something regal ♥

Down by the sea said...

I can't imagine what it could be, where do you find it? Sarah x

donna baker said...

Never crossed my mind Bea. Wonder when they started the tradition of nativities?

donna baker said...

I hoped that my British friends would know Pat.

donna baker said...

Shelf sitters Monique. I'd put it in my booth, but would never see it again. :( If you only knew the things I've purchased. I'd be a wealthy woman if I had all the money spent.

donna baker said...

I thought about that, but I don't know if it has been 'baked' or would melt into oblivion.

donna baker said...

At an antiques show. They didn't know what it was either. I like all things old and at the time, it spoke to me.

Elephant's Child said...

I like his face. Wisdom - and mystery.

donna baker said...

It is a mystery because I just googled antique chess pieces and didn't see one like it.

A Brit in Tennessee said...

Looks a lot like St. Romulus of Genoa (? – 641)

Romulus was an early Bishop of Genoa, around the time of Saint Syrus. His dates are uncertain: since traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary list. He fled from Genoa and never returned. He died in the cave he inhabited at Villa Matutiæ, a town on the Italian Riviera which later adopted his name, becoming "San Remo" (from 15th century until the first half of the 20th century), and then later Sanremo.

Joanne Noragon said...

Well, it looks like a bishop to me.

Michelle said...

Hmmmmm.....I would say a Wise Man.... But, I love him! Such a wise, yet unassuming face. It could be so many things and that is what I like best.

donna baker said...

OMG Jo, I'll have to look up Italian pieces. I was only looking at English things.

donna baker said...

I never played chess in my life. Kind of wish I'd have learned long ago.

donna baker said...

Just wish I knew the provenance.

Tom Stephenson said...

It looks like a Russian Orthodox priest to me - maybe a Patriarch? As to the use - does it have to have one?

donna baker said...

I was thinking the same thing last night Tom. He does look just like one. Maybe even an orthodox Greek priest. I don't have to know what it is, just would like to know. It might be worth a million billion dollars.

ellen abbott said...

I don't think it was a chess piece. definitely some sort of religious icon. people just had those things sitting around. sort of like having a picture of Jesus hanging on your wall.

Sandra Cox said...

Have a great Wednesday, Donna.

donna baker said...

Perhaps....

donna baker said...

You too Sandra.

Tom Stephenson said...

Then again...

Frances said...

Donna, I am so far behind on my blog visiting. Perhaps under the influence of recent news watching here, I'd guess that the pottery figure has Eastern Orthodox church connections...possibly even...Russian.

xo

donna baker said...

I think you're right Frances. And, I am watching Anderson Cooper as I am typing. Crazy is the new normal. I always wondered how the younger generation was going to manage. Sad thing is, it is our generation in deep now. I guess dementia has set in cause Lyin' Donald can't keep his stories straight. I guess next he's going to call them fake lies.

troutbirder said...

Definitely a Druid. Ok it's on my mind as I just read a Bernard Cornwell book titled Stonhenge...:)

donna baker said...

That is good to know. I still think it is a chess piece.