Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid civil war momento which is what makes me

which is what makes me really love it

adding up to a face that makes her feel to me keenly observant if a bit wary

it almost feels as if they’re joined like Siamese things--which would explain their unhappy looks

I would guess 1950s-1960s

Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid civil war momento which is what makes meI do not know whence this came, but it appears to me that it is quite old, i. e. very old. It's a small thing, which looks as if likely once a lid to a small vessel, but now would make a wonderful little paper weight. It looks to me like a snake curled into a spiral, with mouth open at the top. Sculpted of black clay, with the snake painted in black against gold and red. 2" d x 7 8" t. A few chips around the bottom edge and a couple of hairline