Native American Clay With Fingerprints!

[coinman123]

My grandfather found this artifact in Maryland, it appears to be clay that has ancient fingerprints from molding in it. Anyways, it seems pretty cool. Fingerprints in the clay are more prominent in hand. Also, when do you think it is from?

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[Indian Steve]

What is the black stuff on the outside? Is it a glaze on red clay pottery? If glazed, it is most likely not native made. Really cool piece though. I have a clay pot that is only one and a half inches across that has four finger prints imbedded on the back. It was dug out of a native trash pit circa 1100 AD in the 1980s by me. Fingerprints from the past are so cool.

 

[coinman123]

What is the black stuff on the outside? Is it a glaze on red clay pottery? If glazed, it is most likely not native made. Really cool piece though. I have a clay pot that is only one and a half inches across that has four finger prints imbedded on the back. It was dug out of a native trash pit circa 1100 AD in the 1980s by me. Fingerprints from the past are so cool.

No, It's not glazed, it looks to be natural clay, that was dug out, and dyed a certain color to be made into some ceramic. It is indeed hard, like it was fired in heat, but definitely not glazed.