Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head vintage handmade fishing lines The box measures 4 1/4”

The box measures 4 1/4” in diameter x 2 1/2” tall

and it is also conceivable that it is a hat brush

and look even better in person (there is a little glare on a few of the photos

All unsharpened and unused

but this is one I might hang on the wall

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head vintage handmade fishing lines The box measures 4 1/4”I assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender