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Medallion

Jelly936

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Hopefully I’m posting in the right area.

Found this medallion on a site that produced a couple Civil War Eagle buttons and two buckles to a knapsack. Really no other targets to mention or to give any more context.

No writing, marks or other motifs.
Appears to depict a woman in a dress holding a harp (possibly) or reading from a script. Flowers on either side of her and above her head. Back appears to at one time had a wire loop with two small arms and a hole at the bottom. It appears to be complete or minimally not broken, aside from the loop.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
 

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Hopefully I’m posting in the right area.

Found this medallion on a site that produced a couple Civil War Eagle buttons and two buckles to a knapsack. Really no other targets to mention or to give any more context.

No writing, marks or other motifs.
Appears to depict a woman in a dress holding a harp (possibly) or reading from a script. Flowers on either side of her and above her head. Back appears to at one time had a wire loop with two small arms and a hole at the bottom. It appears to be complete or minimally not broken, aside from the loop.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
 

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I thought maybe a cover for a hidden key hole. Maybe for a small chest. I couldn’t find anything like it online. The brass tabs on the back had to hold something down. Leather strap with a buckle? I like it, whatever it is.
 
Here are some more pictures after a little oiling.

I’ll post more after it dries and gets a wax coating.

Still no clue what it is. I cleaned out the dirt behind the clips on the back. No evidence of leather or wood. The hole at the bottom is not something someone did with a hammer and nail. The only part that seems broken or missing is possibly the small pin in the back.
 

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