Stone grave markers from the 1800s show far more wear than this pillar. And the carving is remarkably crisp. This thing isn’t old.
I agree, looks rather modern to me.
Exactly
It looks like sandstone to me
1500s and it would be worn more
Course New Mexico is dry with much less rain than most places
Alabama stark white marble which is very nice and pretty for big monuments here also wears much quicker than granite
And it’s pricier
And spookier at night
White marble
I bought granite for my folks
It ain’t cheap to built a 10 foot monument in an old antebellum graveyard
I guess it was cheaper when folks built crypts and mausoleums
Sylacauga baby
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