My Buddy In Idaho Posted These Pics On FB, He Found This Thing At A Flea Market.
He Says It Sounds Like There Is Something In It and It Appears To Have Some Sort Of Sand Dust Falling Out Of It.......
Ancient Aliens ??
LOL
Any Ideas ?
I'm thinking don't twist or work it any way!!! You may wind up with ol' Pinhead and them Cenobites. Ohhhhh, thats scary...d(did I sound like Count Floyd?)2
Yes, I agree with everyone in that it's a decorative ball generally displayed with several others in a bowl. Places like Pier 1 Imports currently carry these.
My take is this, it could be a root of a tree that was carved and the dirt could have been trapped in it explaining the sand or dust falling out of it.IMO but also just decorative.