Seeing a photo of it would be helpful. Cheers! Dave David Harvey Senior Conservator & Museum Consultant Los Angeles CA USA www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com On Jan 9, 2017 7:07 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 > [log in to unmask] > Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve > National Park Service > Jacksonville, FL > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/ > museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" > (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).