Strange Bottle Top/Neck?

[RestoringYourFinds]

Hello,

I found this during the weekend. I found it near an old Church where apparently a CW buckle was found as well as an Indian Head Penny. (1888)
I really do not know what this can be. It seems to be a bottle neck. I am not sure what it's made of. Copper? It also seems that whatever was inside, may have been sealed with lead (?) But I am not sure of that either. The grey thing inside the top seems to be lead, it's all I know.
Thanks for your help !

 

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[Coilcrazy2]

Cool find, Maybe an old furniture topper but I'm not sure...Goodluck!

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Thanks Coilcrazy2. Hadn't thought about this. Why not. The opening at the top still makes me think of a bottle though. Can't figure it out.
Thanks for your help.

 

[surf]

Hello Taltahull,

I'm not getting a good sense of the piece from your photos. Could you lay it down for a profile photo, please? What are the dimensions?

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[Jublain]

Kinda looks like part of a door knob.

 

[nhbenz]

I'd guess it to be a chunk of a Turkish style ewer (or similar vessel), with the stuff inside that looks like lead being the tin plating (on the inside copper) that they lined these with.

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Here are some new pics. I hope they will help. As you can see, width is 3 inches and height is 2 inches. Last pic is a bottom view.
Thanks for your help !

 

[MuckyBottles]

Doesn't look like a bottle top to me, I second a door knob.

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Even with the opening at the top?

 

[MuckyBottles]

Yeah, no...it's something else
Dating Your Old Bottles

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Thanks for the link. Puzzling item.

 

[Jublain]

Maybe a piece of an old trophy? I'm full of bad ideas!

 

[ironhorse]

Reminds me of an old candlestick, or a piece if one at least

 

[uglymailman]

Corner off a brass bed w/ ball on top gone?

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

Thank you all guys. I was obviously wrong with my bottle top. You have very good ideas. I would never have thought of those. Thanks uglymailman and iron horse, could really be these !

 

[nhbenz]

Could even have been part of a roof finial. You mentioned that it was found near an old church, which made me wonder; does that church have finials that look like they could be copper?