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Title: a rampant rabbit Post by: shunggav on May 27, 2009, 04:14:54 PM i fount this little rabbit saturday any ideas of the date thanks gav
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on May 27, 2009, 04:18:37 PM hmm is that made of lead gav, early to mid 1900s at a quick guess
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: shunggav on May 27, 2009, 04:21:48 PM no its made of bronze
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: DIGGA on May 27, 2009, 04:24:27 PM NICE IND THERE SHUNGAV WOT A LOVELY LITTLE THING WELL DONE BUD ;D ;D
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: hedgehog on May 27, 2009, 06:26:41 PM It's a nice little thing that, one for your flo gav.
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: viking on May 27, 2009, 07:15:20 PM think its victorian? ;D ;D
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Stig(The) on May 27, 2009, 07:31:05 PM Nice one Gav,thought you woz on about me when i saw the title ! Waaaaaaaaaaaa ;D
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Beefy (GARETH) on May 27, 2009, 10:15:45 PM nice find shunggav ?.................... stig you wish you woz like that lol...... :) :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Jonola (Jon) on May 28, 2009, 09:29:58 AM Looks like a hare definitely. They made a roman brooch of a hare on a Time Team episode. As a matter of interest there were no rabbits in Britain until after 1066. William The Conqueror and the Normans introduced them to the country.
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Kev on May 28, 2009, 09:48:39 AM nice little find that Shunggav.....good info to Jonola ;D
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Jonola (Jon) on May 28, 2009, 10:57:30 AM Here is a pic of the original Roman hare brooch found at a Time Team dig.
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 28, 2009, 04:06:20 PM Are Hares native of Brit? Could it be pre , Norman?
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: ROMAN STEVE on May 28, 2009, 05:14:30 PM it could be saxon cause the saxons
introduced the rabbit to this country especially with it being bronze i think it maybe saxon is there any place for a pin Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: silverhand on May 29, 2009, 08:47:14 AM theres no pin i think its a toy of some sort
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: Jonola (Jon) on May 29, 2009, 09:07:00 AM it could be saxon cause the saxons introduced the rabbit to this country especially with it being bronze i think it maybe saxon is there any place for a pin Most sources agree that rabbits were not introduced to Britain until the 12th to 13th century. http://www.bahs.org.uk/05n2a3.pdf (http://www.bahs.org.uk/05n2a3.pdf) Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: romano-brit on May 29, 2009, 02:55:23 PM does look like a modern ( within 100 years ) toy
Title: Re: a rampant rabbit Post by: silverhand on May 30, 2009, 08:21:36 AM gavin finding this is quit weird as are names are david and gavin warren we are decendents of the people that broght rabbits to england and carred for the animals but there you are circumstance i thinks
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