About this objectHand carved soapstone bible with a single cross carved on the front of the stone. On the back is carved 'SUVLA BAY/ACHI BABA (with a sickle and a star)/LALA BAY (and a cross inside a circle). Carved around the edge of the book is 'MADE BY B. HAZELDEN/16.12.1915'. On the spine of the book is carved 'HOLY BIBLE'.
MakerB. Hazelden
Date Made16 December 1915
PeriodWorld War 1
Place MadeTurkey
Medium and MaterialsSandstone
Inscription and Marks'SUVLA BAY'
'ACHI BABA' (with a sickle and a star)
'LALA BAY' (and a cross inside a circle).
'MADE BY B. HAZELDEN/16.12.1915'.
'HOLY BIBLE'.
