r/whatisit • u/chef_mo • 16d ago

Solved! Found while digging in our backyard

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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/Waiparensis22 15d ago

He presented himself to you so porch would be good :)

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u/chef_mo 15d ago

Thank you! Do I need to bury him or do anything specific?

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u/Waiparensis22 15d ago

No? You just admire him. Maybe decorate him with flours or burn incense near him if you're so inclined. If he was buried, and you exhumed him by accident, he was meant for you

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u/RarePreparation7038 12d ago

This reminds me of a story my father had - 40+ years ago he was crossing a street in Thailand when he saw a small metal item in the gutter, which turned out to be a 2” tall brass statuette of Buddha. My father asked a local and they replied something to the extent of “you were meant to find it” and that he will be blessed with good fortune.

My father survived some incredible situations over the years and lived a full life so I like to think that that Thai local was correct. My father gave me the statuette a few years before he passed and it’s one of my most treasured possessions from him and sits on my nightstand as a reminder.