Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull composition animal or a couple of white

or a couple of white blooms

with a nice patina to the brass and a minor rusting to the chain

to the careful composition of flowers that echo right and left

I  found it in New Hampshire and believe it walnut

wide and deep

Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull composition animal or a couple of whiteI found this in a wonderful shop filled with all sorts of interesting antiques and curiosities, and though I'm not especially oriented towards bones and things, it struck me as a very beautifully sculptural object, which becomes a different thing from every view. It was not until I was photographing it that I noticed a secret surprise: visible in the first image, in the right recess, is what looks like a tiny skull! (Maybe I'm crazy, but to me it's