A day of fishing ....

[HISPAN]

Hello friends, Today I went to Avitual detection zone and a river passing near a strange feeling, as if the river calls me ..... a few surprises for you .No can even imagine the things that can locate in river , I show you some pictures of finds in place and the subsequent lack of detection time was not large time, but we found a big pot ( in the river being too large) a beautiful ivory carving (I have no idea that cultural period belongs allude to identify) and a couple of things of bronze and lead the ages 18 and 19 .
greetings!

 

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[umrgolf]

That thing is amazing I/S

 

[Old River]

Nice fishing trip. Great finds. HH....

 

[Knightwalker]

Very awsome finds. Keep up the searching.
HH in 2010

 

[tuatara]

Your ivory carving is a beauty I am not an expert but it seems to be Oriental in style and a
part of something. Can it be some furniture decoration?

 

[goldnow]

Beautiful find and right up my experience. I know a lot about ivory, from Mastadon to modern. From elephant to walrus to hippo. I can even tell you if it is male or female elephant ivory.

I can not see in your picture well, but to confirm that it is elephant ivory for yourself, there should be some natural lines in the surface, more easily seen on rounded edges. There should be a nerve mark ( a dark dot) through the middle of the piece that you should see at the top and bottom, where the nerve of the tusk went through it. If it is hippo or walrus there will be no natural lines, maybe a nerve dot. I doubt it would be walrus, though, because of size.

To preserve it, a light natural oil should be rubbed on it, now that it has been exposed to the air.

 

[HISPAN]

I have been researching and could be a fragment above a nearby medieval church that is about 200 meters (the furniture during the late Middle Ages were made with ivory) may remodel the church after his remains were thrown into the river, the piece is undoubtedly Medieval .

 

[goldnow]

I have been researching and could be a fragment above a nearby medieval church that is about 200 meters (the furniture during the late Middle Ages were made with ivory) may remodel the church after his remains were thrown into the river, the piece is undoubtedly Medieval .

I see a Ram's horn design in it. Does that hold any significance in Church design?
The condition, btw, for that age is remarkable. Maybe the water helped preserve it. If it had been exposed to air for all these centuries it certainly would be dark brown by now.

I'm very curious what you find out about this ivory piece. Please keep us informed.

 

[shaun7]

Interesting Ivory piece

 

[WhiteHunter]

cool finds, intresting stuff in the river aswel

 

[extractor]

awsome finds

 

[phantomfinder]

Very sweet finds , I would do a full day hunting the river . You might find a lot more in the far bank or in the sand and rocks.
Good luck hunting , WTG on the finds agains.

 

[Tnmountains]

I am hooked on fresh water hunting spots. Great artifacts.

 

[taropatch]

What a fascinating piece of carving. Let us know if you find out more info on it.

 

[HISPAN]

What a fascinating piece of carving. Let us know if you find out more info on it.

Tell you a little about the history of this piece ...... It's a piece of clear manufacturing Medieval and belongs to the Romanesque style heavily influenced by the art of Al-Andalus (southern Spain) and Byzantine (Roman Medieval ) .this area belonged to the Carolingian empire between the ages 8 and 12 after christ.This area is rich in medieval buildings of that time and 200 meters is a small medieval church suffered many subsequent renovations and possibly belong to furniture piece conducted in Ivory medieval times, the piece is in good condition that was thrown into the river and stayed many years in the mud and water sealed and not left the old.and was possibly an artisan workshop in southern Spain that art are similar to those that were made in the synagogues and mosques in the southern Toledo, Cordoba and Granada.
Sorry for my bad English.
Greetings!
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http://www.romaniconorte.org/imagftp/im11854Capitel del interior.jpg
http://www.romanicoaragones.com/3-Somontano/HU-Catedral G40.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N9VXyfZ_bX4/R2LpJCjwKlI/AAAAAAAABp8/7ye24biFKZI/s400/MARFIL1.jpg
http://www.arteguias.com/imagenes2/santamariadelasierra.jpg

 

[goldnow]

Thank you Constantinvs...Very well research, and really a magnificent find...