So I found [this](https://imgur.com/a/2SWkaxL) while digging out a tree in my yard; it was underground and roots had grown around it. It’s about a foot long and pretty heavy.
If it’s part of a shrine/grave/statue, it wouldn’t surprise me; the mountain behind my house is full of ancient stone monuments. Just wondering if anyone has seen anything like it before, because I sure haven’t.
Reason I thought maybe it has something to do with milling is that I’ve already found [two of these old stone mills](https://us.123rf.com/450wm/prapann/prapann1411/prapann141100329/33505482-old-manual-stone-millstones-on-a-white-background.jpg?ver=6) already, in different parts of my property.
EDIT: Def the cap of a stone lantern. Seems obvious in retrospect!
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Edo period vibrator.
Looks like the top bit of a stone lantern.
The top of a 宝篋印塔 maybe? The 相輪 is the finial.
From what I read, they could be markers for sutras, graves, or just cenotaphs.
Edited after pondering.
Thought I was in r/whatisthisthing lol