Antique Iron Cannonball With Mustachioed Face! metal game board I fell madly in love

I fell madly in love with so called "Bactrian princesses" -- small ancient stone carved figurines made between the late third and early second millennia B

" I think this is my very favorite of the bunch

adding the perfect final touch to the carefully considered ensemble of a finely dressed woman or man heading off to an important engagement

but now would serve as a fantastic decanter for the liquid of one's choice

Earlyish 20th century I might think but am not completely sure

Antique Iron Cannonball With Mustachioed Face! metal game board I fell madly in loveI've really fallen in love with this curiosity, which weighs in at 12 pounds, and so much wonder how it came to be. It sure seems to me like an actual cannonball, and quite an old one, though I am no expert on cannonballs, and I suppose it is possible that it was an iron ball used for some sort of carnival purpose, which might explain the face painted on it, long ago for sure. But looking at Civil War cannonballs makes me think it could be that, with