Help me ID this. (I hope I'm not cursed)

[Stanl]

I found this MD'ing. It's the most unusual thing that I've ever found.
The metal is two parts, front & back attached together and looks like pewter.
I don't believe that the hair is human, maybe horse hair???
Below the 'chin' is a Maltese cross.
On the back side is what appears to be "OPD" with a copyright (c in a circle) mark.
There is no loop for a chain or other way of hanging it.

Has anyone else found one of these, or have an idea what it is?

 

[bunker314]

Wow Stan, that would have given my shivers when I pulled it out!! Good luck with the ID.

 

[srf2112]

Yeah...umm..ya might want to put that back. JMO
HH
Scott

 

[fenian13]

Reminds me of my ex-wife, except she was a little scarier.

 

[edjcox]

be afarid, be very afraid..... sheesh the curse is passed on to the finder.... bury it quick....

actually no idea... kinda neat.

 

[bobby-in-mass]

anything bad happen to you lately?

 

[utahshovelhead]

You are definately cursed! But the truth is the best of are as well.

 

[thepest]

Looks like some sort of KABUKI ornamet to me.... doesn't apear to be too terrible old from the pictures..... the only curse you have there... is the one you make for yourself..... but japanese lore does say.... that anyone finding one of these will have their toes eaten by rats while they sleep...... just kidding

 

[Stanl]

Thanks to everyone for responding to my questions.
The object is still an interesting mystery.
I'm going to keep it, and do some investigating in the winter time.

 

[bigsquid55]

Couldn't have been too deep.... & there for too long, or the hair would have been long gone! How deep was it, & , where'd ya find it at?

 

[tidewalker2]

Put it in a jar of salt and bury it at a crossroads 358 miles from where you live under the full moon......

 

[Antique lover]

I knew a guy that found one just like this. LOOKS the same. Poor fellow died one monthe later ! Ha , Ha !

 

[NJgeoman]

n/t

 

[edjcox]

Stan u still with us?

 

[Cheryl]

Stan u still with us?

thats such a strange find for sure....I'm usually alone when I detect and personally wouldn't want to pull that out of the ground!

 

[hanging rocker]

All I can ad to the wise suggestions of my peers is RUN, RUN FOR YOU LIFE. bahhaha!

 

[Marxman]

BUGADA BUGADA!

Mark