Curious Old Carved Green Marble Obelisk with Various Symbols student achievement medal and understand that they were

and understand that they were railroad signs--I'd guess this one signaled "caution" with stop ahead

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

and at top right it the edge of a lace curtain

and not a lost stitch anywhere that I can see

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

Curious Old Carved Green Marble Obelisk with Various Symbols student achievement medal and understand that they wereThings 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