heybubbajay
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Working for a museum, I occasional get asked to authenticate & research local finds. Most of the questionable finds are Indian artifacts (see previous threads) and are deemed repros. However, this find is intriguing. A local from around Chimney Rock, NC pulled this pottery vase from the Cedar Creek.
The piece is complete, has two pinched handles. It also has some whitish patina and certainly looks old, it reminds me of a Mediterranean amphora, the type ancient cultures would fill with oil or wine and send out on ships only to be shipwrecked and littered across the sea floor. But in the NC mountains?
Anyone...please give your opinion! Age...tribe...etc..
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The piece is complete, has two pinched handles. It also has some whitish patina and certainly looks old, it reminds me of a Mediterranean amphora, the type ancient cultures would fill with oil or wine and send out on ships only to be shipwrecked and littered across the sea floor. But in the NC mountains?
Anyone...please give your opinion! Age...tribe...etc..
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