Recent Interesting Unknown Find

[ColonelKyle]

One of my MDing buddies found this object while metal detecting an old church in NW CT a few days ago. See attached photo. I've been researching it and cannot find anything that comes close to matching. The spider( I assume) has arrows for feet and there are stars all around the border. The pattern suggests either Indian or military origin. The object is exactly 3 inches wide. It looks like brass or bronze with gold gilt. It is not magnetic. May be a belt buckle of some sort?? Any ideas what it might be?

 

[togg77]

Very unique whatever it is.

 

[TwoRivers]

Hi Kyle.........What ever it is it looks as though it had some kind of hinge on the right side that was visible from the front, looking at it from the front....

I look forward to our next outing here in Virginia with Andy........Gen......John

 

[9veater]

Maybe a lock cover the pin on the bottom rightback looks like park of a hinge if there was one above it may have broken off?

 

[mike keller]

Maybe ancient aliens left that behind.

 

[Fisher F75 Iowa]

Maybe ancient aliens left that behind.

Or Egyptians

 

[mcb613]

Looks like a hair clip. Would have had a sizable clip on back hinges. For maybe yhe top of a pony tail or something. Just a guess!

 

[Walknstik]

It is very interesting to say the least. Ha! Spiders have eight legs where these ? have six. The legs sort of resemble broken arrows so part of me thinks it may be some sort of Native American art?

 

[charlie dert]

my guess is a scarab beetle hair barrett..1920's..egyptian style influenced by the finding of King Tut's tomb and the fashion trend that followed..

 

[mcb613]

Brilliant deduction... Watson! I concur.