Likely one of a number of carvigns made in the 00s. This carvings can be classed as modern. The carving has clear inspiration from the Ballinderry carving from Co. Galway. The stone was aged using youghurt, which resulted in a unnatrual pattern of lichen growth. The carving borrows the Hair, and many of the symbols from the Galway example. The spiral on the stomach is an immediate indication that it is a modern carving, also note the nails through the feet, and the mason mark to the right of the carving. An hour glass is on the left. It is a mash of many different iconography, much of which is not medieval. Note how the carving is on a damaged stone, but very little of the carving is damaged. Many of the tooling techniques show signs of modern working.
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