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does anyone know what this reads. Or can anyone translate the script?

蝯嗚瀲成

Please I Nagy give your interpretation.

My study suggests that 蝯 means an ape, but more precisely 猿 the gibbon. So, my understanding is something like "the gibbon's call fills the air".

But I can't see how this relates to whatever the stone carving is.

Thank you for your reponse. i don.t know aswel what the connection could bee to the statue. it is just a sitting temple figure of a man.

this is what i have found on the internet:

Simians of various sorts (including the monkey, gibbon, and other primates of real or mythological nature) are an important motif in Chinese poetry. Examples of simian imagery have an important place in Chinese poetry ranging from the Chu Ci poets through poets such as Li Bai, Wang Wei, Du Fu, and more. Various poetic concepts could be communicated by the inclusion of simian imagery in a poem, and the use of simian allusions can help provide key insights into the poems. The use of simians in Chinese poetry is part of a broader appearance of macaques and other monkeys in Chinese culture as well as the monkey-like gibbons and sometimes monkey-like creatures from Chinese mythology.

I think your interpretation is excellent.
I would translate it "The gibbon's cry undulates in the air" (or in plural form)
Regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you, I Nagy.

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