Canine Engraving
Posted by [CMD]
Moderator Note: this thread was first posted in 2011 but failed to transfer across to the new forum when the software was updated, and so has been re-created manually.
I like posting stuff that is out of the ordinary, and this fits the bill. It was supposidly found in Orleans, Cape Cod and is made of slate. The auction listing called it a fox. The bushy tail does suggests that to me, but I guess I'll settle for canine, though my wife thinks it resembles a pig! But not with that tail!
Charlie
Posted by [CMD]
A closeup:
Posted by [CMD]
Think my terminology might be a bit off. Probably more accurate to say incised, the lines are shallow, rather then engraved.
Posted by [Scorpion68]
Charlie - interesting that. My initial thought was it looks like a goat, with horns but, like your wife says, it's fat like a pig. Wonder where those folks got fox - maybe they ain't never seen a fox. I never saw one that looked like that. Neat tho ---Chuck
Posted by [LARRY1]
looks like a cow
Posted by [ksrocks]
Very different but nice Charlie, had to look real close at first. How would you put an age to that or is it even possible?
Posted by [greywolf22]
Its an undocked sheep meaning the tail was not cut off. Indains did not have sheep, or pigs, or cows until the Euros showed up. The Spaniards were the first to bring them in. This means this was made after the Spaniards showed up with sheep. Cape Code let me do a little thinking here.
Jack
Undocked lambs
Posted by [Lithophylic]
Looks kinda like a cowpig to me. Also, I don't remember ever seeing leg detail such as that on other pics/drawings I have seen.
Posted by [CMD]
Moderator Note: this thread was first posted in 2011 but failed to transfer across to the new forum when the software was updated, and so has been re-created manually.
I like posting stuff that is out of the ordinary, and this fits the bill. It was supposidly found in Orleans, Cape Cod and is made of slate. The auction listing called it a fox. The bushy tail does suggests that to me, but I guess I'll settle for canine, though my wife thinks it resembles a pig! But not with that tail!
Charlie
Posted by [CMD]
A closeup:
Posted by [CMD]
Think my terminology might be a bit off. Probably more accurate to say incised, the lines are shallow, rather then engraved.
Posted by [Scorpion68]
Charlie - interesting that. My initial thought was it looks like a goat, with horns but, like your wife says, it's fat like a pig. Wonder where those folks got fox - maybe they ain't never seen a fox. I never saw one that looked like that. Neat tho ---Chuck
Posted by [LARRY1]
looks like a cow
Posted by [ksrocks]
Very different but nice Charlie, had to look real close at first. How would you put an age to that or is it even possible?
Posted by [greywolf22]
Its an undocked sheep meaning the tail was not cut off. Indains did not have sheep, or pigs, or cows until the Euros showed up. The Spaniards were the first to bring them in. This means this was made after the Spaniards showed up with sheep. Cape Code let me do a little thinking here.
Jack
Undocked lambs
Posted by [Lithophylic]
Looks kinda like a cowpig to me. Also, I don't remember ever seeing leg detail such as that on other pics/drawings I have seen.
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