Ever See A Pendant Like This?

[Garscale]

I found it along the Trinity river near Palestine Tx. The only damage on it is the top of the hole loop. Made flat across the top with what looks like five toes? Baked clay material.

 

[welsbury]

I know I haven't. How thick is it? Pretty cool piece in that they made it out of pottery to their own design. Wonder if it was painted at one time?

 

[southfork]

Reminds me of a spindle whorl with big notches ?

 

[sandchip]

Looks more like part of an effigy pot than a pendant, but that may just be how I'm seeing it. Cool piece.

 

[Garscale]

Looks more like part of an effigy pot than a pendant, but that may just be how I'm seeing it. Cool piece.

Not a pot. Its maybe 1/4 inch thick except around the hole where it is twice that thick.

 

[antmike915]

Very cool, and unique.

 

[unclemac]

show us the other side

 

[Garscale]

show us the other side

Pics posted are both sides.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Looks more like part of an effigy pot than a pendant, but that may just be how I'm seeing it. Cool piece.

That was my first thought as well.

 

[Garscale]

That was my first thought as well.

Its not a piece of a pot. Its made like that. Only damage. Is the top part of the hole is broke out.the rest of the outline is the way it is made.

 

[joshuaream]

Reminds me of a spindle whorl with big notches ?

That's kind of what I see there as well. Palestine might be on the edge of where the Caddo peoples were, but they made a lot of creative pottery things (pots with frills and adornos, spindle whorls, etc.) but I haven't seen any pottery pendants.

But Gar has it in hand, so I'd trust what he's seeing.

 

[Garscale]

That's kind of what I see there as well. Palestine might be on the edge of where the Caddo peoples were, but they made a lot of creative pottery things (pots with frills and adornos, spindle whorls, etc.) but I haven't seen any pottery pendants.

But Gar has it in hand, so I'd trust what he's seeing.

Well I can't swear what it was used for but I can say it is complete except for the top ring where the hole is. Never seen anything like it.

 

[monsterrack]

JMO it looks like maybe the tail off of some type of effigy pot. If there is no wear signs in the hole from a string it not something that was worn on a string. Cool find and I would say Caddo.

 

[Garscale]

Its probably caddo. Its not part of a pot. The flat edge by the hole is not breakage. That's a straight finished edge. The only breakage is the top loop of the hole. Less than and inch.