Granite vessel- need help

[RelicMedic]

A friend of mine found this today while out exploring. It's made of granite and is clearly a vessel. The question is, is it Native American??

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Interesting. Any chance of more pictures?

 

[RelicMedic]

Here's more

 

[Indian Steve]

The flat bottom makes me think not Native made. All of the stone pots that I have seen have rounded or pointed bottoms, but I'm way south of the Canadian border.

 

[RelicMedic]

It looks more like a crucible to me

 

[welsbury]

How big is it? Around my area deep mortars are both cone shaped and flat bottomed

 

[unclemac]

boy, i do not think so at all.

 

[Tdog]

That's a very big, hard rock to get a pitcher or something of the like from--a boulder sized piece. It may not be granite but possibly steatite--aka soapstone. It does not look like granite to me. JMHO and a nice piece.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

My wife and I visit a lot of cemeteries for her genealogy and I see big Urns like this one all the time in the really old sections. Could be that.

 

[RelicMedic]

It's about 5" across the top. Maybe a Mortar from a mortar and pestle. They were a very common household item in colonial times.

 

[A2coins]

Great piece got some age to it.