Hmm. This is obviously a devotional bas-relief commemorating the Divine Zenithar, and in remarkably good condition as well! It must have been protected from the elements soon after its creation.
Definitely Zenithar - you can tell by the anvil. Rumors say that one similar to this hung in a merchant hall in a large city, but was removed surreptitiously by a rival guild in the dead of night, hidden, and never recovered.
Yes. Zenithar, the Divine of Industry and Commerce. A worthy Divine. This is a fine piece, probably carved from the living stone by devoted Resolutes, probably in High Rock. It may have hung in the armory of a Fighters Guild once.
Simply the most stunning example of Dwemeric design I have yet to encounter, and I have absolutely no idea what it does. With most artifacts pulled from a construct, context clues and structural elements allow for an educated guess. Not so, here.
Every analysis I have thrown at this thing just confirms how inscrutable it is. I believe it to be a device used for tracking the status of a system or phenomenon. But what system, or what phenomenon, it observes is well beyond me.
Nothing else for it, I’ve taken my initial notes and written an entire thesis on this device. My advice, for the researchers that will follow in my footsteps, is to assume nothing. Seek answers in the subsurface Aetherius. Be bold.