Ear ring looking thing

[Chris_Odom]

I found this today in a swamp, it is still unknown what timeframe it is from and what metal it is but if you have any ideas you can go to the link below. This item was found ingraved into a tree above swamp water.

To help id this item go to this forum:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,289656.0.html

 

[tymcmurray]

Looks like an '80s earing piece.

 

[dirthunter]

Very neat, Congrats.

 

[allen]

doesnt look very old, 1970s
to mid 1980s time frame.

 

[Chris_Odom]

Looks like an '80s earing piece.

This.

i'm willing to bet that the smaller round piece on the bottom has a clasp or parts where a clasp hinge was attached.

It does seem like at the top part of the small peace there is broken rust. Ill post another image of it standing straight up in both forums, soon.

Very neat, Congrats.

Thank you!

Was it worth the trip into the swamp?

Yes very much so, The swamps are my favorite spots. The silence, the peace, and I lay trout lines so I am fishing and finding. You never know what you will find in a swamp, and the French once ran New Orleans (my area) in the early 1700's. With lots of floods where else is everything to go(swamps)

Looks like an '80s earing piece.

doesnt look very old, 1970s
to mid 1980s time frame.

Thanks for the help, and with your information it makes me feel like keeping this.
Would you happen to have any idea what it is made of?