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. 

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)

It’s not a cannonball, due to the molded ridge.
 
If anyone has any ideas of what it is, or would like photographs, please contact me via e-mail. 

Thanks!

Anne Lewellen
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Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
National Park Service
Jacksonville, FL

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