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: > > Could it be a gate weight? > http://shop.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Gate-Weight > > > Martha Battle Jackson, Chief Curator > Division of State Historic Sites and Properties > 4620 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4620 > 919-733-7862 ext 236; fax 919-733-9515 > [log in to unmask] > > E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to > North Carolina Public Records Law "NCGS.Ch.132" and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. > The views expressed by the sender may not reflect those of my agency. > “The future, though imminent, is obscure.” ~~Winston Churchill > Please, consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Lewellen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 10:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Need help identifying object > > 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). ========================================================= 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).