Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid carved blade with a marvelous patina

with a marvelous patina

I might guess 1940s-50s or so but am not completely certain

with just a tiniest ding to the tip of the beak

Larger is 4 3/4" l x 3" t x 1 13/16" w

) featuring intertwining oak leaves and fabulous little acorns

Very Old Small Painted Clay Spiral or Snake Lid carved blade with a marvelous patinaI 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