Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics No notable tears

No notable tears

right down to the 100% perfect lettering in black ink on the front cover

which has lead me nowhere

and shows age toning--I believe it likely early 20th century

Wonderful Small Stone Carved Kneeling Figure with Raised Arm Romany Spartan Ceramics No notable tearsAmong my favorite little finds ever, this curious small stone carved figure, I think perhaps meant to represent an athlete of some sort but I'm not entirely sure. He appears to have a carved signature on the underside, which looks to read DWP and perhaps 95, which I have to think, if a year, would be 1895. I think his face is terrific, and for me his posture embodies a sense of readiness and forward looking, with the right had about to push off from