New Members Buster Posted May 23 New Members Share Posted May 23 Not really sure what it is. I bought it at a thrift store for my garden but the more I look at it the more questions I have. Thank you for taking the time to look at it. BB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 great one, looks like a scupture of a dancer! Might be this is a burrow filling from a burrowing animal like a crab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Nice piece of stone! Your 5,6,8,9th pics appear to show some fossil material (5th and 6th definetly 8 and 9 possibly) I’ve seen these before but never bothered to identify them yet sorry. It appears to be an old piece of sea floor as the pieces I’ve seen have been in with shells etc… the black pieces in picture 6 when you blow it up reminds me of fish bone fragments……but of course I could always be wrong LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Looks like a Henry Moore statue, but I think it's just made out of rock, although there may just be a few fossils in it which are hard to decipher from the photos. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Definitely would catch the eye of a landscape gardener. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Mother Nature, the original Modern Art Sculptor. 1 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Definitely the fossilized remains of a decapitated quadriplegic alien. Just kidding. It's Venus de Milo's brother, Julian. How heavy is that? Looks like it's two feet tall in the first photo. 2 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Buster Posted May 23 Author New Members Share Posted May 23 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Looks like a Henry Moore statue, but I think it's just made out of rock, although there may just be a few fossils in it which are hard to decipher from the photos. Your right it does! 9 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Definitely the fossilized remains of a decapitated quadriplegic alien. Just kidding. It's Venus de Milo's brother, Julian. How heavy is that? Looks like it's two feet tall in the first photo. A little over 2 feet and I would say around 90 lbs, maybe a little less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dries85 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 It's a man-made concrete statue of a dancer indeed. The 'fossil' shell material you see is shell grit that's often mixed in with the sand they use to make the concrete with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMFinsman Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 To me it looks worked, see the carved nostrils and eyes? Maybe an old attempt at sculpting a Carroway or Shoebill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 18 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Looks like a Henry Moore statue Yes, it does ! MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Nothing about this looks at all manmade or tooled in any way to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMFinsman Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Really? The very first pic go up the centerline of the "beak" to the "nostrils that are clearly tooled and centered and just beyond you have the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMFinsman Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Post a straight on front shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 3 minutes ago, JIMMFinsman said: Really? The very first pic go up the centerline of the "beak" to the "nostrils that are clearly tooled and centered and just beyond you have the eye. Sorry. Not seeing this. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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New Members Buster Posted May 24 Author New Members Share Posted May 24 I will take some more pictures this weekend with measurements and correct weight. Thanks for the comments, some are very funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 This is just a piece of oddly weathered limestone. Nothing man-made about this. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I think this is a pareidolia test. 2 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Buster Posted May 24 Author New Members Share Posted May 24 This is chip in whatever it is. The white seems to be on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, Buster said: This is chip in whatever it is. The white seems to be on the surface. I don't think so. The dark material may indeed be chipped, but patches of dark material are common in limestone. This looks quite natural to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Weathering can significantly change the color of the outer layer of rocks. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 9 hours ago, Buster said: I will take some more pictures this weekend with measurements and correct weight. Thanks for the comments, some are very funny. Take care! Looks like it decided to walk away with the new friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Buster Posted May 28 Author New Members Share Posted May 28 (edited) I would Like to Thank everyone for taking the time and sharing their thoughts. After review and great thought about a such an important subject I have come to a conclusion. As sole owner I have deemed this to be a " Scholars Rock" or a "Viewing Stone".. Best Regards BB P.S. My daughters boyfriend sees a turtle. Edited May 28 by Buster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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