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Mystery Shell??

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  • 31-07-2013 9:40am
    #1
    Rashtiner
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Found this im my garden a few years ago when digging. Wondering what it is??


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    #2
    Fries-With-That
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Fries-With-That


    Rashtiner wrote: »
    Found this im my garden a few years ago when digging. Wondering what it is??



    Nice try, but people aren't stupid.


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    #3
    Rashtiner
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Rashtiner


    Eh was hoping to get an educated answer on this.


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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,219 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Rashtiner wrote: »
    Eh was hoping to get an educated answer on this.

    And so you should.


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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,219 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Crustacea are not my thing. Even so, it's not a shell I recognize. Could it have been collected by someone outside Ireland?


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    Fries-With-That
    Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Fries-With-That


    Rashtiner wrote: »
    Eh was hoping to get an educated answer on this.



    Please accept my most gracious apologies.

    I looked at the picture.

    I then looked at your post count and saw that it was your first time posting on boards.

    In my perplexity and confusion at the simplicity of picture I thought you were trolling.

    What you have is the head of a statue/ornament, where the face has been chipped away.

    The portion that appears shell like is the depiction of hair on the back of the head.

    Judging from the picture and not being in a position to examine the piece closely, it appears to be made of resin, and (pure speculation)I would imagine it is from a low budget nativity set, this being the head of Joseph.

    http://www.catholicsupply.com/christmas/53317_small.jpg

    Apologies again if I have offended.

    Regards,

    Fries.


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    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,219 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    Fair play Fries-With-That :)


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    #8
    Coles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭Coles


    Very impressive (if true!).


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    dr gonzo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭dr gonzo


    Nicely spotted Fries-with-that. All I could see was the space jockey from Alien so clearly I was completely useless!


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    elfy4eva
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    Defo looks like the head of hair you would see on Joseph on the nativity fair play fries!!!! :p


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