Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment walnut spinning top 3" tall x 2 7/16"

3" tall x 2 7/16" wide and in very good condition

Like other puzzle cubes (I'm listing a few more modern Japanese versions I just picked up as well)

which definitely took their toll

but he's so good there was no way I could pass him by

Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment walnut spinning top 3" tall x 2 7/16"I know that this small piece is a fragment from an incredibly intricate mixed metal overlay on an antique Asian table, Chinese or Southeast Asian I am not sure. At first, based on the color, I thought it might be hide, but it is definitely metal, though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure; from what I understand the table incorporated all three. I just love the silhouette of these two heads facing in opposite direction, I assume