Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull composition animal to the careful composition of

to the careful composition of flowers that echo right and left

I  found it in New Hampshire and believe it walnut

I believe this drawing likely dates to the 1940s

including in combination with splint ash on the lower half of the vessel

Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull composition animal to the careful composition ofI 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