11/9/17 Report - Griffin Warrior's Carved Agate Seal Stone. Around the Treasure Coast. Bigger Surf Coming This Weekend.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Griffin Warrior Seal Stone.
Source: See nytimes link below.

This is the kind of thing I'd like to find.  It takes a lot for something to really impress me anymore, but this does it.`It is beautiful.  The workmanship astounds me. And it is a very personal item that could possibly be tracked to a specific individual.  I don't know what the value would be; that isn't what impresses me.

Here is how the article begins.

Two years ago, archaeologists excavating an ancient grave at Pylos in southwestern Greece pulled out a grime-encrusted object, less than an inch and half long, that looked like some kind of large bead. They put it aside to focus on more prominent items, like gold rings, that also were packed into the rich grave.

But later, as a conservator removed the lime accretions on the bead’s face, it turned out to be something quite different: a seal stone, a gemstone engraved with a design that can be stamped on clay or wax.

The seal stone’s image, a striking depiction of one warrior i

n battle with two others, is carved in remarkably fine detail, with some features that are barely visible to the naked eye. The image is easier to appreciate in a large-scale drawing of the original...

Here is the link for the rest of the article about the Griffin Warrior seal stone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/science/greece-griffin-warrior-archaeology-homer.html?_r=0

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Here are some more photos from Darrel.  These were taken yesterday.

Frederick Douglas Beach Yesterday.
Photo by Darrel S.

Wrecked on Frederick Douglas.
Photo by Darrel S.

Rio Mar Yesterday
Photo by Darrel S.

Along the Vero Beach Boardwalk Yesterday.
Photo by Darrel S.

Darrel sent photos of a few other spots too, but the beaches look pretty much the same everywhere.

Thanks for all the photos Darrel.

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Maybe you noticed that at the site of the church shooting they were using Garrett detectors to find the shell casings.  Not surprising, being that they are in Texas.

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The remains of Rina are now in the North Atlantic above 45 degrees north.

As I said yesterday, a cold front is supposed to come through Friday and cause a higher surf on the Treasure Coast.

Source: magicseaweed.com.

With the cold front, we'll get a north wind on Friday.  The high tides are still high.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net