Mysteries

These two objects are once again somewhat of a mystery.

On the left you can see a stone cube, square on all sides, but with rounded corners. It is very smooth all over but seems to have some traces of red pigment. It is certainly too big to have functioned as a die, so we suspect it might have been a weight or a grinding stone. What do you think?

To the left, this black stone fragment is one of the most mysterious ones. It has a triangular base, with decorations on the sides. They represent a gazelle, and maybe some cups. On the top, there are protrusions that may once have been part of a bird (two talons in the front and remains of a tail in the back). We think it may be another weighstone, or maybe simply a votive figurine? If you have any better suggestions, we’d like to hear!