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Inside was a clay figurine, strikingly similar in appearance to the Pilling Figurines of the Fremont Culture. Along with the figurine was a note that read: "Sometime between 1978 and 1982 I came into possession of this piece by way of a vagabond acquaintance. He had told of ‘acquiring’ it near Vernal, Utah.
A tree-topper or treetopper is a decorative ornament placed on the top (or "crown") of a Christmas tree or Chrismon tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tree-toppers come in many forms, with the most common being a star (representing the Star of Bethlehem ) or an angel (representing the Angel Gabriel ), both from the Nativity .
Figurines and miniatures are sometimes used in board games, such as chess, and tabletop role playing games. The main difference between a figurine and a statue is size. There is no agreed limit, but typically objects are called "figurines" up to a height of perhaps two feet (60 cm), though most types are less than one foot (30 cm) high.
A custom model of French soldier Jean Nicolas Sénot (fr:Jean Nicolas Sénot). A model figure is a scale model representing a human, monster or other creature. Human figures may be either a generic figure of a type (such as "World War II Luftwaffe pilot"), a historical personage (such as "King Henry VIII"), or a fictional character (such as "Conan").
Birger figurine Keller figurine The BBB Motor Site , a major second tier ceremonial site of Cahokia during the Stirling Phase , has produced two notable examples of this style. The first, the "Birger figurine", depicts a kneeling woman wearing a pack on her back and using a hoe to till the back of a feline headed serpent on which she is squatting.