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HELP ID this carved piece of marble

I'm assuming this is marble, and I'm fairly certain it is. The figure here measures about 3" tall. The backside has no decoration or carving on it. In addition to the drill holes by the eyes there arre 2 drill holes on the op of his head. 

On first glance it looks Aztec to me. 

 

Thanks all for your help n advance 

On first glance it looks Aztec to me. 

 

Somoman

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Yes it looks Aztec to me, as well.

 

could you please provide photos of the top, bottom and back?

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And to me, he looks like Hanuman.  Not that that's terribly helpful, but it's all I have.

 

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"He is represented as a monkey because that is a symbolism for the always agitated human mind. ... Hanuman is a Vanara (Monkey) and is said to be the son of Vayu (Wind). He was born to Anjana and Kesari, Like most others characters in Ramayana, there is a deep symbolism associated with Lord hanuman as well."

Agree...

Patd

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