A friend might buy this soon...

[StoneHunter]

This pot was supposedly found in a creek or river in Missouri. A friend of mine has offered the finder, his cousin, a substantial amount of money for it. I don't think it's NA but I'm no expert.

 

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[Shorewalker]

I have no idea what am waiting to hear responses.

 

[Older The Better]

Doesn’t look like any native pottery I’ve encountered over here in se Kansas.

 

[H.P.]

It is definitely not a pre modern N/A pot.. believe me,

 

[StoneHunter]

It is definitely not a pre modern N/A pot.. believe me,

Hello HP and thanks for your reply. Could you elaborate on any specifics that tell you it's not NA? The bottom of the pot appears to have a glaze applied and the circular pattern looks as if it was applied on a potters wheel?

 

[Tony in SC]

Exactly!

 

[dognose]

I have never seen any native american pottery with decorative images like that - what appears to be a flower and a fern leaf.

I am not a pottery expert.

Its not native american if 1) its glazed, 2) its made turned on a wheel


The color swirl reminds me of a like flower pot my mom had back in the 60s when I was a youngster. Its was likely much older than the 60's.

I think most native american pottery are tempered with crushed shell or some other agent. I have a NA bowl which you can see very small shell parts in it.

it may only be an early 1900's pot lost years ago with not exhibits extreme weathering.

 

[newnan man]

Many schools used to have classes where students made clay pottery. It looks like it could be something like that.

 

[Buckleberry]

Modern, does not even look like an attempt to repro a NA pot.

 

[Charl]

I have never seen any native american pottery with decorative images like that - what appears to be a flower and a fern leaf.

I am not a pottery expert.

Its not native american if 1) its glazed, 2) its made turned on a wheel


The color swirl reminds me of a like flower pot my mom had back in the 60s when I was a youngster. Its was likely much older than the 60's.

I think most native american pottery are tempered with crushed shell or some other agent. I have a NA bowl which you can see very small shell parts in it.

it may only be an early 1900's pot lost years ago with not exhibits extreme weathering.

After about 1300, the Ancestral Puebloan(Anasazi) did glaze pottery, but agree that this is not an ancient Native American pot...

 

[StoneHunter]

LOL, my thought also!

 

[smokeythecat]

I also agree with the others it is not aboriginal NA artwork. It looks to me like modern 20th century folk art. The kind people make in ceramic studios. Not worth a ton. And could it have been found in a creek? Sure thing! Kids throw all kinds of stuff out.

 

[Tdog]

Not an old N.A. ceramic. Tell him to go to Walmart and get a cheaper, better looking one than that.

 

[CaptEsteban]

I like it,,, but agree with other's that it is not Native American pottery .

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[IMAUDIGGER]

Based on what I’ve seen on “Antiques Roadshow”... If it could be tied to some sort of early Americana folk art, it could be quite valuable. That’s kind of like staying at a Holliday Inn.

 

[villagenut]

I bet he will be glad he did not blow a substantial amount of money to acquire it. Always good to get experienced opinions beforehand

 

[dirstscratcher]

Definitely modern, but is it even ceramic? The wavy banding looks like it may have been turned from a soft sandstone.