Lovely Handmade Wheel of Alternating Woods with Unknown Purpose gaze and 2 5/8"across at the

and 2 5/8"across at the base

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On the underside of the base is a flat sheet of tin which would need to be removed if one wanted to extract coins

Lovely Handmade Wheel of Alternating Woods with Unknown Purpose gaze and 2 5/8"across at theI don't know why this was made or what for, but I find it beautiful, reminding me of early mensuration forms (geometric solids), specifically the round form made up of equally proportioned slice like segments, and even better for the alternating woods that make it so graphically striking. I'd just hang it from a nail on the wall and call it a day. 9" in diameter x 9 16" thick. As evident, these is a thin separation between the segments in two places.