Beautiful Form: Antique Cast Iron Dome with Old Paint Traces long wooden box which one barely notices

which one barely notices

He measures 8 1/2" long x 4 3/4" tall x 3" wide

base has a diameter of 3 1/4" d

the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Black roof: 4 3/8" wide and deep

Beautiful Form: Antique Cast Iron Dome with Old Paint Traces long wooden box which one barely noticesI presume this antique cast iron half sphere was made to hang straight down via its four perimeter holes. With traces of orange gold paint still holding on, it feels to me as if it might have lived in a holy space, but I really have no idea. Whatever the case, it appears quite old, and I just find the domed form, with scalloped pattern around the edge and fourteen ribs running to the top, just a satisfying thing. 4 7 16" d x 3" t. Very good antique