Rose Head Spike? And A "huh"?

[GaryC/Oregon Coast]

Maybe it was a lead seal, shot gunned off a chest?  GaryC/Oregon Coast

[UT Dave]

7 hours ago, NJ Art said:

Looks exactly like a rose head. Maybe a big lead whomper. 😉 Check the edges for two opposite holes or existing wire, I have dug seals that big. Nice hunt Mr.

I just checked.  And, indeed, not holes, but on one side two tiny protruding ferrous wire looking bits and on the exact opposite side some ferrous looking oxidation.

A fishing weight could have wire cast in on one side.  But no reason for both sides. 

I had no idea bale seals could be this big.  But doing some googling around I see that is wrong.  Many were this big.  I think you may well be right.  As of now, I'm thinking it is in fact a large bale seal.

- Dave

[NJ Art]

2 hours ago, UT Dave said:

I just checked.  And, indeed, not holes, but on one side two tiny protruding ferrous wire looking bits and on the exact opposite side some ferrous looking oxidation.

A fishing weight could have wire cast in on one side.  But no reason for both sides. 

I had no idea bale seals could be this big.  But doing some googling around I see that is wrong.  Many were this big.  I think you may well be right.  As of now, I'm thinking it is in fact a large bale seal.

- Dave

Glad your going to sleep tonight, that crap use to keep me up.  I have a collection of lead weights being from the shore area, around twenty or so. Some crude but all hand flattened or shaped. If its lead and has a hole at one end pretty much describes them. Somebody with a bright idea decided to make a mold.