Perhaps a broken aspergil? If too much wrist action were involved it could have snapped off.
FM Jacinto


> On Jan 9, 2017, at 10:24 AM, Jackson, Martha <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Could it be a gate weight?  
> http://shop.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Gate-Weight
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> A friend of mine has a mysterious object he cannot identify. It is a bronze or brass sphere, about 4” in diameter, with a molded ridge around the middle and a small filled in hole or indentation in one end (possibly broken off metal?).  He cleaned several very small areas and the metal is a dull brass color (red/orange/brown).  It is solid and relatively heavy.  He has not weighed it. 
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> The artifact was found buried in the ground outside of a Catholic Church in Florida during its recent renovation.  The Church dates to the middle 1800’s. (1859 – original wooden Church; 1872 – Current Church)
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> It’s not a cannonball, due to the molded ridge.
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> If anyone has any ideas of what it is, or would like photographs, please contact me via e-mail. 
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> Thanks!
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> Anne Lewellen
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