El Diablo? Strange face on an artifact, any idea?

[mbcuce]

Found this small copper triangular piece with a man's face. I have no idea what it is. Its about 3/4" wide and high and the back is smooth.

 

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[smallfoot]

Sure looks like it had horns originally...

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Put it back in the ground. Just kidding its pretty neat!

 

[bologna321]

Reminds me of the bottom of a door handle that you push the button with your thumb

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Looks more likely to have been cast as opposed to carved.
I'm thinking along the same lines as bologna, possibly furniture hardware.

Did you find it in a residential or farm setting?
Dave

 

[mbcuce]

Looks more likely to have been cast as opposed to carved.
I'm thinking along the same lines as bologna, possibly furniture hardware.

Did you find it in a residential or farm setting?
Dave

Dave it was at the site of an old settlement. Not much history but it appears to have been 4 or 5 houses here. We have found a fair amount of furniture hardware.

 

[DCMatt]

I'm guessing part of a sword guard.

Here is an 1821 US Infantry Officer's Sword:



Not an exact match but you can see the possibility...

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Dave it was at the site of an old settlement. Not much history but it appears to have been 4 or 5 houses here. We have found a fair amount of furniture hardware.

These types of mythical figures/faces appear a lot in the 19thc depending on the context of where it's being used, in this case likely a furniture escutcheon plate.

Hope you get a more definitive answer to your question,
Dave

 

[mbcuce]

I'm guessing part of a sword guard.

Here is an 1821 US Infantry Officer's Sword:

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Not an exact match but you can see the possibility...

Very interesting. I like that idea. Lost Signal found a sword guard at the same site with a Cornucopia on it, the face could be Pan, they could have possibly gone together. May never know but it is a pretty cool thought.

 

[awdw]

I’m going with sword part due to the number of different sword pieces that we have found there.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks 18th C to me.
My first thought was an old gun butt, but sword seems possible as well.

 

[Doug H]

I'm with Highstrung...if strange things start happening around your house, put it back where you found it.