Sculpture of a caterpillar in light brown sandstone

Description:

Probably Southeast Asia, ca. 15th/16th ct.
L. 41 cm
The elongated insect has a multitude of legs, its back has many horizontal incisions and ends in its head, which has a pair of tiny circular eyes
Collection of Prof. Dr Hermann Schröder (1902-1991), Aachen, and expanded by his family - Partly chipped or with minor damages