🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Strange face on 18th century cufflink

[cannonball]

Any ideas as to what this face is on this 18th Century sleeve button?

 

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[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I like it!

 

[pepperj]

So let's get the ID straight first before we do any searching.
Is it a cufflink or a button?
Picture of the other side would be good and a size reference
Thanks

 

[smokeythecat]

Looks like a 19th century neo classic button featuring a representation of an ancient Greek acting mask. The neoclassic phase in society was first half 19th century. Ancient Greek, Roman, Phoenician themes were popular back then.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Any ideas as to what this face is on this 18th Century sleeve button?View attachment 2114307

What’s the size please? If it’s dandy button sized and cast rather than stamped then it’s a grotesque from the butt of a flintlock pistol

 

[Mackaydon]

Reminds me of a Head of Gorgon ancient (BC) coin; like this:

Don in SoCal

 

[cannonball]

So let's get the ID straight first before we do any searching.
Is it a cufflink or a button?
Picture of the other side would be good and a size reference
Thanks

What’s the size please? If it’s dandy button sized and cast rather than stamped then it’s a grotesque from the butt of a flintlock pistol

It is 13mm. It looks much like the Head of Gorgon. Here is a picture of the back.

So let's get the ID straight first before we do any searching.
Is it a cufflink or a button?
Picture of the other side would be good and a size reference
Thanks

 

[pepperj]

It is 13mm. It looks much like the Head of Gorgon. Here is a picture of the back.View attachment 2114385

Really must be my phone optics.
But I only see a dark picture of a blurry button.

 

[Fredneck]

Really must be my phone optics.
But I only see a dark picture of a blurry button.

Looks modern 20th century, tried to help with photo of the back.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Really must be my phone optics.
But I only see a dark picture of a blurry button.

looks like a cast button with a drilled shank. yeah the pic is very blurry!

 

[TreaShore]

Let us know if that face haunts your dreams tonight. Don't worry, it is just a minor demonic entity. Hahaha

 

[cannonball]

Let us know if that face haunts your dreams tonight. Don't worry, it is just a minor demonic entity. Hahaha

SO haunted that embrace those haunted dreams!

 

[BuckleBoy]

It is 13mm. It looks much like the Head of Gorgon. Here is a picture of the back.View attachment 2114385

Can’t tell much, is it a shank?