Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid civil war momento Darkness and bigotry before her

Darkness and bigotry before her lie

Rhodes himself fulfills a lesson in perspective by filling the open pages of the pre-printed book with a summation of his life:

The threaded lid turns tightly closed and opens easily

I would guess 1950s-1960s

and a little cracking to the black lacquer on the underside

Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid civil war momento Darkness and bigotry before herI 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