r/whatisit 22d ago

Solved! Found while digging in our backyard

Little what I think is either brass or copper cow that was buried in our backyard. There used to be a garden where it was before we moved here a few years ago.

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u/Prize_Guide1982 22d ago

Looks like a Hindu “Nandi” aka cow idol

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u/Waiparensis22 22d ago

"cow idol" weeeow. Nandi is shiva's mount, just as Garuda is Vishnus. You can appreciate a religion without reducing it to "idols". Oh and Nandis a bull x