Could it be a bell clapper?  If no one has identified it yet, you could
always submit it to Reddit's wonderful "What's This Thing" list:
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/ - a true treasure trove for us
history nerds.

-Scott

W. Scott Heath

Operations Manager

(308) 865-8559

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On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Anne Lewellen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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