Who Dat?

[Icewing]

It's heavy like lead and crusty like zinc, but who is it supposed to be?

 

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[Spats]

Looks like a partially melted soldier.

 

[old digger]

Looks like what is left of an old radiator ornament.

 

[Tpmetal]

Looks like what is left of an old radiator ornament.

That would explain the zinc crusties!

 

[Icewing]

I'm leaning toward lead toy soldier or something similar.

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly the top from a figural mantle clock. Popular in the late 19th - early 20th C. Search "antique Figural Mantel Clock " to see some examples.

 

[bradyboy]

was it found buried in the front yard of a home?
could be one of those effigies that they bury to bless the home
IMO
Brady