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Not sure where this stone carving is from or the type of stone. Under the stain the stone is green white with sparkles? Came from NYC and obviously not from there.

Sparkles = most likely Quartz. It could be from Mexico.It looks very modern.
Ernest

Looking at the back, it appears to be a softer stone than Quartz.
Ernest

Thank you Ernest; Now I can clean the baconwrap stain off this carving. Kind of heavy for quartz, it has the weight of lead. Now that Ernest confirmed new carving, I can get all this nasty stuff running down his face and body off.

Cleaned the stone a little; no green left, went to a grey with white; still got the sparkle. Still need to clean again; does it still look like a quartz?

Now it can be displayed without being embarrassed, it looks good. The question now is..can it be African?
Take a strong needle, and make a 2-3 mm scratch until you see a black or white line.That will answer the hardness question.

White line when scratched, not a real hard stone, full of sparkle crystals?

The back of the stone is grey after cleaning and it has bands of sparkles quartz or white stone running through. The whole stone has that glitter look. Sparkles. Nice heavy desk paperweight. Ernest, can you ID the stone?

Just went through 100's of pages of Hongshan Culture mythical figures, then mayan, aztec, inca, mexican, olmec and found nothing that looks like this one. Better photo of sparkles? They are throughout the stone.
Was thinking this was a Hongshan Culture mythical figure?

This is polynesian...

Easter Island I think?

Gary.

>>thinking Hongshan Culture mythical figure<< That's dreaming my friend.It's modern, soft stone, decorative. You have to be satisfied with that!
Ernest

It looks like it may be granite which is about the same color as your piece and usually contains quartz and feldspar. Granite is used by native Americans and by the Indians of Mexico and South America for grinding stones and bowls. They often take on the appearance of your statue. Crystals are very evident in polished granite headstones.

Thinking Indians of Mexico and South America is right; the reason I thought Hongshan was because it had that baconwrap, stuffed into a dead animal and buried look. Granite or marble.

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