Mystery Uniform - WWI? - Austro-Hungarian?

[tlite]

O great experts, I hope to tap your vast knowledge. I've been breaking my brain trying to research this very old photograph of a uniform that may be ... WWI or earlier? The closest I could find was either Austro-Hungarian or Italian, but I suspect both of those are wrong. Does anyone have an idea? It's a retouched/colorized photograph, so what's on the surface is mostly paint. (The photo is about 20" tall in an oval frame with curved/bubble glass.)
- The collar appears to have either six-pointed or five-pointed stars. (I think six.)
- There appears to be a gold band and a green band on either side.
THANK YOU ALL!

[aicusv]

Believe it to be an Italian corporal.

[tlite]

Thank you, aicusv. I was thinking Italian, but I just haven't been able to match those collar markings.

[aicusv]

I'm not sure but the black back ground on the tab may represent artillery. Black being the color for technical troops (Artillery, engineers, train).

[tlite]

Thank you