Exact dimensions (English):
7 1/2" long
4 9/16" wide
5/16" thick
1" tall
Three fish or scissor looking loops are nicely etched from bottom and three (micro) step tiers lead to main base. Bottom and sides have very fine and hard to see linear grooves under loupe, while the rim is perfectly smooth.
The photo shows a ruler, but macro distorts it a bit. Butter sounds feasible. IDK. Tried to sell one last weekend, but not even a second glance. Oh well, thought about getting the matching box on ebay, but it's pretty rough - not to mention *optimistically* priced.
Thanks for info, and any new info welcomed.
PS- If this is a butter dish, how likely is it that a top would have been made for it?