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    Posted 12 months ago

    jscott0363
    (903 items)

    Hello everyone!!
    Another of my reptiles is this very lifelike bronze skink. The artist captured every little detail of this skink. The scales and toes are so finely detailed. I love the long tail and his alertness. It's solid bronze. In researching this skink, I've found that this would date back from the 1800's to very early 1900's. He's not marked, but many of the oldest bronze pieces, such as this, were not marked. He measures 6" long, 3" wide and stands 1" tall. So, quite large for a piece like this. Most you'll see are no more than 3" long.

    A BIG thanks to our CW friend Deano for identifying this wonderful lizard for me.

    Thanks for stopping in for a look at my bronze skink!!

    Scott

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    1. kwqd kwqd, 12 months ago
      Great piece! Love the attention to detail.
    2. Deano Deano, 12 months ago
      Greetings. This is an impressive "lizard." Having quite a bit of herpetology under my belt, I can say that this is a casting, a very well done one, of a type of Skink. Usually they are a smaller, but heavy bodied lizard that only go near water to drink. Very powerful lizard, with powerful jaws. When a Skink is around, it is the Alpha. Beautiful and completely correct, this is not a accurate depiction of a salamander but an excellent lizard.
    3. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      kwqd,
      Thanks very much!!
    4. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      Deano,
      Thanks very much!! I actually never knew that. Learned something new. Thanks for the great information!!!
    5. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      kivatinitz,
      Vynil,
      Deano,
      Thomas,
      kwqd,
      WhenIsraelBelieves
      and
      Kevin
      Thank you all very much for the loves, comments and for stopping in!!!
    6. Newfld Newfld, 12 months ago
      He's marvelous with fantastic detail, a great reptilian head.. reading about this type of lizard it's nice to know they're not too aggressive
    7. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      Jenni,
      Thank you so much!! They're a very interesting species for sure.
    8. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      fortapache,
      vcal
      and
      Jenni,
      Thank you all very much for the loves, comment and for stopping in!!!
    9. scottvez scottvez, 12 months ago
      Wow!! Amazing detail and beautiful patina on it— glad no one cleaned it!

      scott
    10. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      Scott,
      Thanks very much!! It was very dirty when I got it. I cleaned the many years of dirt and grim off it and polished it afterwards.
    11. Deano Deano, 12 months ago
      You're welcome. It's nice to be able to help out.
    12. jscott0363 jscott0363, 12 months ago
      Deano,
      Thanks again! That's what I've always loved about CW is all the expertise here.
    13. scottvez scottvez, 12 months ago
      Restrained/ appropriate cleaning— I have seen so many metal objects ruined with a metal cleaner (brass, ….)

      scott
    14. jscott0363 jscott0363, 11 months ago
      Yes Scott, you're absolutely right. I take my time and slowly clean the objects so not to disturb the patina. This piece still has a great patina.
    15. jscott0363 jscott0363, 11 months ago
      DejaVu2,
      Thanks so very much for the love and for stopping in!!

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