Curious Old Carved Green Marble Obelisk with Various Symbols student achievement medal These ornate Flores Imperio

These ornate Flores Imperio

and not a lost stitch anywhere that I can see

and this terrific alligator cracking to the paint on the "good" side

Burmese (Myanmar) lacquerware dates back to the 13th century

6" long x 3 1/2 tall not including tail (5 1/8" tall with tail)

Curious Old Carved Green Marble Obelisk with Various Symbols student achievement medal These ornate Flores ImperioThings like this intrigue and delight me with their primitiveness and earnestness and sense of purposefulness that seems now rather mysteriousness and unknowable. Found in Maine, certainly it was a folk creation maybe, with heart dangling on what might be taken for a chain on one side, a valentine of sorts, or maybe an offering to the gods in hopes of love! What's going on the other sides is a bit less clear, but looks rather like hieroglyphics, and