  Platinum perforated cone. 
This tiny little cone was presumably used as some kind of filter or filter holder: It's made of platinum because platinum is resistant to nearly all chemical attack.  Expensive, but useful, and the people buying this kind of stuff are usually spending your money, not theirs. 
Source: Anonymous 
Contributor: Anonymous 
Acquired: 2 December, 2007 
Text Updated: 8 March, 2008 
Price: Donated 
Size: 1" 
Purity: 99.99%
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