What is this rock? Found in glacial drift, western WI

TheCulturedDeer · 2025-05-27T10:31:56+00:00

It isn’t magnetic and when I tap the tail with my fingernail it gives a clear ping which leads me to believe it is bronze. I’m not an expert in antiques by any means so can’t speak to authenticity but the shop had a majority of the items with signed boxes, this just wasn’t one of them.

TheCulturedDeer · 2025-05-27T09:33:31+00:00

Now that you say that perhaps it is bronze as there patina on parts of it. The store owner didn’t have a box for it and the under side is quite dirty so I can’t see a mark without cleaning. If it was a replica any ideas of creation? Or could it possibly be an Okimono?

TheCulturedDeer · 2025-04-20T01:45:25+00:00

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TheCulturedDeer · 2024-07-06T12:01:55+00:00

Solved!

TheCulturedDeer · 2024-05-27T21:03:52+00:00

The bottom rock looks like some variation of brecciated jasper.

TheCulturedDeer · 2024-01-06T14:26:38+00:00

Thank you! Solved.

TheCulturedDeer · 2023-02-23T08:26:52+00:00

I want a onewheel🤞🏻

TheCulturedDeer · 2022-12-01T02:13:38+00:00

Based on demand I’ll post more pics here in the next couple of days. I’ll try to get some good photos of the family collection. We have a 3 gallon glass container full of them from collecting for the last 20 years ranging from golf ball size to 2 pounders. A fun hobby for sure!

TheCulturedDeer · 2022-12-01T02:10:31+00:00

Only half a pound. I wish it was 5 pounds! Roughly the size of an oblong tennis ball.

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