Mississippian Pottery

[MichaelB]

I found this in a the now destroyed midden mound. Any idea why the effigy is? Bullfrog?

 

[sandchip]

Helluva shard.

 

[arrow86]

Really cool .... ninja turtle ? Jk not sure but would love to have seen it intact

 

[joshuaream]

Really cool .... ninja turtle ? Jk not sure but would love to have seen it intact

Soft shelled turtle was what I was thinking when I saw it.

 

[trdking]

That is one of the most awesome shards I have ever seen! It is definitely a mouth and nose of a human face. If you had the whole jug it would be priceless

 

[MichaelB]

I think it is a turtle

Great guess! I think it is from a turtle bowl which makes sense with this coming from the Mobile Delta.

 

[MichaelB]

Turtle Bowl

Turtle Bowl

 

[arrow86]

Sure looks like it .... cool find

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Found this example on line.

 

[filmiracl]

It's broken... but still an awesome find! Something with a face (human or otherwise) is on top of my bucket list...