This is a particularly well presented taxidermy head and neck of a wild boar.Wild Boar hunting was first recorded in Europe in 700BC!!wild boars can weigh in up to 100kg and are large animals with prominent tusks with which they will defend themselves.This boars head size suggests that this animal was a mature adult and of large proportions.the whole of the Boars jaw has been kept intact and all of it''s teeth are clearly visible and tusks in tact.The prosthetic eyes that have been used are particularly good with superb attention to detail.The Hide is still in excellent condition.I can only find two small points on which I could fault this example of mounted taxidermy, and it is that someone has sawn the small point off the shield, possibly so that the shield could have extra shelf support, And that there is a small scrape to the upper left side of the shield.However neither distract from this rather magnificent Boar!I would strongly recommend tha...