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Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 11:24:06 AM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Heres an odd privy find.Pulled this statue out of the privy I dug by the smokehouse . There was another broken statue in there to I belive was of the Virgin Mary. Both were missing there heads. The other being only in a few pieces too. I thought it looked like a Pope but doesnt seem to be .Oh it also has J.H.S.painted just below the statue and right above the name . Thanks for any info any one could give me . Good luck diggen all.bill Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 11:25:36 AM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline The bottom . Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 2

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 11:37:50 AM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline The top.I guess you could say this guy lost his head uh. Maybe a Saint . Would like to see what this guy was suppost to look like. Sure was a great dig and still is as Iam in the trash pit now. Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 3

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 11:41:16 AM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline The middle . Thanks agian all good luck diggen .                                  bill Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 4

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 12:21:48 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3805 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline I think it's German...the figurine that is...the writing is probably latin. JHS is a symbol for Jesus Christ in the Catholic world. Attachment (1) < Message edited by lobeycat -- 11/4/2007 12:27:37 PM > (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 5

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/4/2007 11:17:31 PM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Thanks for the info Lobey.So thats what he looked like with a head.The two figurine are very much alike in style. Any ideal on the age . Thanks agian .    bill (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 6

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/5/2007 6:40:23 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline - E. Jesus Pracus-the Infant Jesus of Prague - http://www.karmel.at/prag-jesu/english/eng/jezuleen.htm < Message edited by cowseatmaize -- 11/5/2007 6:45:42 AM > _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 7

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/5/2007 5:12:06 PM    dollarbill Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Wow! great info Eric thank you. So it is to represent the child Jesus Christ. Thanks agian gents good luck diggen .bill (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 8

RE: Who was E.Jesus Pracus - 11/5/2007 6:18:06 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline This one was something I actually knew. All I needed to look for were decent links. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 9

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