What is this?

[Curly]

Clearly this is a representation of Moses and the Ark. Has anyone seen anything like it and hazard a guess as to it's origin/use? It's a white metal casting with mirror image faces. Found whilst clearing late parent's house.

 

[Jonob]

Clearly this is a representation of Moses and the Ark. Has anyone seen anything like it and hazard a guess as to it's origin/use? It's a white metal casting with mirror image faces. Found whilst clearing late parent's house.

Did you mean to put Noah ?

 

[Morturn]

I am just wondering if it’s a piece of coffin ephemera

 

[mw0njm.]

I am just wondering if it’s a piece of coffin ephemera

two great minds think alike

 

[Vivienne14]

I wondered if the two pieces fitted together back to back and between them was fitted texts from the bible - so there would two extracts, back to back. Then it would be hung up in the home and could be turned for a different text. It looks like it’s meant to be hung, unless the holes for are later adaptations. A very wild guess! Viv.

 

[Tinpot]

Xmas tree decoration?

 

[Curly]

Did you mean to put Noah ?

Of course, I blame the heat!

 

[Curly]

I wondered if the two pieces fitted together back to back and between them was fitted texts from the bible - so there would two extracts, back to back. Then it would be hung up in the home and could be turned for a different text. It looks like it’s meant to be hung, unless the holes for are later adaptations. A very wild guess! Viv.

One casting, view of both sides!

 

[pjmburns]

Roughly what size? Is it small enough and light enough to have been a Christmas tree ornament?

 

[Curly]

Roughly what size? Is it small enough and light enough to have been a Christmas tree ornament?

I don't have it to hand but I think it's about 6-8in high. Will bring it away at next visit...