Here is and odd one

[Hill Billy]

Dug this guy up this evening while out MD.Not sure who and what this was?it almost looks loke it would be mounted to a stein handle,portion at the top.But it seems way to heavy for that.Yeah I know I took the nose off this poor guy.Ground is awful hard here in ky right now.Any ideas?
Thanks for looking HB

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Maybe its a part of a doorknocker....its a cool find.

 

[CodyCat Borat]

I agree with Gypsy. It's definitely part of a doorknocker.

 

[River Rat]

Neat find! I agree with Gypsy & CodyCat. Kinda looks like Fossis's avatar.

RR

 

[wesfrye53]

Think they are all right....and Gypsy even beat PBK!

 

[Hill Billy]

Here is a shot from the back side.A door knocker is a good guess to me.Everyone else agrees so I would say they are probably right.Something tells me it's something else though.Not sure why.Any more ideas?

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I thought it resembled Neptune so I started googling that ....here is one I found on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Antique-Neptu...ryZ37912QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[TreasureTales]

LOL, as soon as I saw the first photo, I thought of Neptune. Great minds, huh? Wouldn't a doorknocker be solid? The old guy appears to be hollow. Whatever it is, an electrolysis bath would probably clean him up well and give more detail to his face. He's a keeper, that's for sure. Congrats!

 

[Montana Jim]

Dang Gyspy... thats a close resemblance. If it's NOT a door knocker I'd be suprised.

 

[eagle77]

I was thinking Zeus, but Neptune also fits.

 

[CRUSADER]

It looks like lead to me. Never seen a lead door knocker?

I think decor to a side of a large plant pot or water feature (being the water God).

 

[Hill Billy]

It is lead.

 

[Angelo]

Damn CRUSADER-MAN, Lead?

Are you allergic to Kryptonite?

Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

Lead... that prolly switches things up a tad.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I was begining to think that it could be a stein handle and I am not going to rule that out yet as the hinge mechanism is very similiar to the older steins....then I found this glib under german steins....
"European pewter has a minimum tin content of 92%. Copper and antimony are added to harden the metal. The higher the tin content, the more silver the final color. A common misconception is that all pewter products contain lead. Although used in the past, lead virtually is never used to create pewter steins.....

 

[Hill Billy]

I thought of a stein handle when I first looked at it.It looks like lead would look if it had been hit with a shovel.All I know is it's heavy to the hold.Seems like it would be to heavy for a stein as well. I dunno.You go Gypsy,I'm with you on the pewter, it very well could be.I thought it was lead. HB

 

[Hill Billy]

Hoss, I found it at an old homesite on our farm here in Ky..So far I know of 6 different homesites to MD on the farm.

 

[finderzzs]

It's Baccus the God of wine and probably part of a jug handle.

 

[HOSSNV]

For my two cents , I am going with Gypsy and the door knock . Good work Gypsy and I like your new avatar . Hoss