I believe this is a fairly old piece, and I think quite a wonderful one, with this stocky figure carrying something in his (I believe his) arms, which, though I am not completely certain, looks like the head of a seal, with two open eyes looking straight ahead and its nose pointing toward us. I love the very broad shoulders of the figure, and the silhouette created as the arms come together to meet under the chin (I think) of the head they hold, which rests right over his heart. The white spots are for the most part not dings but, rather, irregularities in the gray stone, which also shows a few beautiful veins on the back of the figure. As I write this it is below zero here, which makes me feel the fortitude of this man, who I think of as trudging through the cold and snow on a long journey home. Beautiful and very sculptural all the way around.

7 1/8" t x 3 1/8 w, 2 lb. 4 oz. Very good condition, no cracks or repairs. Unsigned, but with a disk number carved into the underside of one foot.