Decorative piece of cast brass

[AU24K]

Also found this Monday in my back yard. It is cast brass and is about 2 1/4" across the top. On the back in the casting is the letters, "J M I".
Any ideas what it might have once been a part of?
Thanks
Scott

 

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[AU24K]

Here's the back....

 

[romeo-1]

Probably a decorative embellishment for a wood stove...

 

[dugupfinds]

Probably a decorative embellishment for a wood stove...

I to thought it was part of a fireplace.

 

[AU24K]

It seems too small for a stove embellishment. I thoght it might be a "leg" from an old lamp or something....
Scott