moremarbles4me Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Any thoughts on this figure? Thanks Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmuehlba Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Hi I think it is a standing pig ?? here is what I call a bore ?? a wild bore would have tusk ?? .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I don't know about the tusk difference, but I've always thought of that figure as a boar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Has little sharp points all over, I would say porcupine. Any thoughts on this figure?Thanks Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Looks like it could be a pig's/boar's ear. Could those be spots instead of spikes? . . . . . . from general preconceptions of the times and the basic shape of the aminal, I'd lean toward boar. but if those were spots my offbeat guess would be hyena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I was thinking maybe a porcupine too, but the legs are too long, porcupines have little short legs. Do you have a shot of the front of the face? does it have a flat or a pointy nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jormibnut Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 CHARLES: RAZORBACK HOG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moremarbles4me Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Wow I never expected this many responses....Thanks folks. It does have a somewhat flat nose like a pig/hog. The spots look to raised but actually are inset almost like chip carving. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Razorback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipocritter Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I always called the figure Charles shows a Hedge Hog. A small creature covered all over with little points instead of quills. Not the same, but, kind of a European version of a Porcupine. Mikes' is more typical of what I call a Razorback Hog. The raised ridge along the top of the spine is a good field mark. Both are desirable sulphides. Thanks for sharing. I'm Hip, :Happy_457: Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I would go with Hedge Hog also. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Of course Stan could be mistaken but on Pg 64 of the Sulphide book by Stan Block and M. Edward Payne, it says porcupine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I've been looking at some 1800's sketches, to see what images artists might have associated with different animals back then. Mike's is pretty dead on for a boar. It seems like porcupines were thought to have bushy tops, hanging over their eyes even, not ridges so much. edit: not always bushy-headed lol Charles' does look sorta like old depictions of a hedgehog, or some longish-legged, big-eared mold adapted to a hedgehog. lol ... a political porcupine for fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Armadillo! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 From my way-too-many years of experience as an art historian & art museum slave, I can say that this is a characteristic representation of a boar, pretty much anywhere and anytime you look -- ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and all. So I'm with Steph and the other razorbacks. Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I really kinda felt it was a boar as well but I couldn't help but mix it up and have a little fun I was getting so serious elsewhere! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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