tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post7656154894238636001..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Mammoth FigurineSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-12135009024937734992007-06-30T08:10:00.000-07:002007-06-30T08:10:00.000-07:00How wonderful that the little mammoth didn't remai...How wonderful that the little mammoth didn't remain lost in the detritus! What a compelling piece of carving and how fine that it can once again be appreciated!<BR/><BR/>A few years ago in the British Museum I was struck by a "treasure trove" display of various pieces, torqs and arm-bands and other fine things, which had been found at various plowed fields or back gardens. Like this, most had lost their context. Nonetheless, most were masterpieces in their own right and the fortuity of their recovery to modern awareness seemed to me both a bit romantic (as some, I would imagine, were scattered on battlefields or hidden at some point) and wildly fortuitious.<BR/><BR/>Cool post!mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.com