What is this?

[kshollywood]

Found this close to some 1800 coins,,,,what is it?

 

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[nova treasure]

part of a coat hook?

 

[Silver Searcher]

It could be a half, of a nut cracker

SS

 

[AKiwi]

What is the size? Inches or centimeters....

Cheers

 

[kshollywood]

I don't have it with me but it's around 4 inches

 

[DCMatt]

Broken fruit juicer/squeezer.

DCMatt

 

[kshollywood]

Did I mention this is really old!!!!

 

[Dano Sverige]

Window/shutter latch i'd say, with the sideways orientation.

 

[GpSnoopy]

With the raised design around the "eye" on both sides and around the "head", I don't think this was meant to be fastened directly to anything, but instead meant to swivel freely. Maybe attached to a metal ring and used on harnesses (perhaps a tie down hook), or as a swivel catch/hook? I'm just guessing at this point.

Fancier version of this, for example.

 

[TypicalClinger]

door knocker?

 

[chrisplay2004]

I agree with Dano, it looks very similar to this modern Snake style fastener.
However, yours really is a Snake Styled fastener. Very cool!