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This artifact was left behind at my son's new home. There are other antiques in the yard...anyone have a clue about this item? We THINK it's a monk..it's a ceramic maybe terracotta, stands about 3ft tall. I have google searched and found nothing.
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3 years agoI appreciate all the help!! It seems to be a bird's head...but it's all very indistinct. I have never seen a heavy St. Francis so gave up on him...it appears/assumed to be a rosary around him as well as the usual friars robe ties. It is a Franciscan cross in front of him...was this St. Fiacre in the Franciscan order? I will have to do some looking. It's very primitive. Son bought the house this fall, he's the second owner, the house is only 10 years old. Fargo ND...not really spooks ville USA.
Is this any clearer? I agree it's very frightening. It was sort of a gag gift for my daughter. We cut a shrub down in her side yard this fall and I told her a statue would be perfect for the space. She threated to leave this with me...but ended up taking it with her. She's going to sneak it into a bff's yard!! I think this will become a roving monk. I see the previous owners also left a head statue in the side yard....I think they had unusual taste.
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Unfortunately a better pic won't happen. #2DD took it home to SD with her. I don't think it would help, however as the statue is very primitive and indistinct no matter how crisp the picture. If it is a Patriarchal Cross that eliminates Francis or Fiacre........My son thought it looked just like, Babba Yagga a character in a book the cousins were all freaked out by that was found in their grandmother's home. They are all adults now, she is long passed but that story comes up in their discussion when they gather for cousin palooza each year. #2 daughter was too young to recall the story so the added layer of shock and awe was lost on her when she opened her gift.
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