"Found in a junk electronics pile. Could it be gold?"
A: "Container looks like a borosilicate glass drying tube, used to protect moisture sensitive reactions from water vapor in the atmosphere. Oxygen, Nitrogen, and CO2 is the gasses used in a in vitro fertilization lab."
I like the Skull on a chain.
no it not, that dish would hold entirely too much wax for a seal, it it more than likely an aromatic oil burner.
https://www.amazon.com/Skillet-Warmer-Burner-Country-Primitive/dp/B00JL2O2TI
something similar to that.
It's a melting pot for lead, shaped for easier
pouring into molds.