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little stone goddess Oct 19, 2004 11:22:22

This is my first posting here - I'm not sure if it's the right place. A few months ago I picked up a little stone goddess figure at a hillfort on the Ridgeway, just lying on the ground by my car after I'd been dowsing. I've traced my ancestors back to the village below the hillfort in the middle ages, and when my children were young I took them there frequently to 'visit their ancestors', so the little stone goddess feels quite special to me. She's got a hollow or broken head, so I can look through her head and see out of her eyes, which is quite exciting.

The question is, how do I find out more about her - how old she's likely to be ?

daveyravey Oct 19, 2004 11:31:50

Replying to little stone goddess

Hi LSG
Welcome to the forum. Have you tried your local museum? You could take a picture of it and post it on here, that would open it up to the critical eye of TMA, there's one or two knowledgeable creatures around these ere parts

Dave

Littlestone Oct 19, 2004 19:56:33

Replying to little stone goddess

Hi Little Stone Goddess.

As others have said, it's a little difficult to say if your stone goddess is natural or worked. If it's worked then it would be important from an historical point of view. If it's unworked (natural) it doesn't necessarily mean that it wasn't once important to someone. If I were you I'd take it along to the museum in Devizes and ask them what they think - if they say it's worked it's only right and proper that you donate it to a museum so that everyone can benefit from your find. If it's natural then you have found something which is still important to you and something which will always have special value and meaning.