It seems archaic, formed from Onyx(?) sheathed in copper – now heavily patinated verdigris.
It measures 8½in long x 5¼in (21.5 x 13cm) across.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Keith Piggott
St Leonards-on-Sea
Having drawn a blank at the V&A and British Museum, might readers be able to identify this mystery object?
It seems archaic, formed from Onyx(?) sheathed in copper – now heavily patinated verdigris.
It measures 8½in long x 5¼in (21.5 x 13cm) across.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Keith Piggott
St Leonards-on-Sea