Posted 7 years ago
Tahiti1
(175 items)
Picked this up at a Church Bazaar for .50 cents in a baggie. Did not know what it was but it was glass and it was heavy. It came with something else, but I don't remember what it was. When I got it home and put it together, I laughed my butt off. I think it is supposed to be Germany's depiction of the great pyramid with a sphinx on top and a black wooden base. It is dated 1989 and has a Germany stamp on it. I really do love it, but when I look at the "sphinx", I cannot help but crack up because it looks like a regal house cat. Do not know what this was made for but I think I'll keep it for now. The base is .75" x .5" x 2.75", the glass pyramid is 5" x 4.75" x a 2" width, and the gold sphinx is .75" x .5" by .5". It has a Germany stamp and a weird C in a circle next to that is 1989 FM.
Franklin Mint. The cat is modeled after another statue...
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Thank you TubeAmp. Did not think Franklin because Franklin usually prints on their items. Is Franklin German?
The Made In Germany is a sticker and the date etc. is stamped or etched in frosted print.
Like many companies they farm out much of their manufacturing. They are an US company.
T A
Live and learn.....thank you TubeAmp.
Maureen
Happy to help.
T A
Your Sphinx may rather be the goddess Bastet :-)
Hmm, interesting! I am trying to put the package together and see what it symbolizes.