red clay pottery piece

[BeachComber7]

Found this on a Treasure Coast beach a few days ago. I thought it may be a shipwreck item but getting little response in that section. A couple thought it was Native American, but the who and the when are still the missing links!

Any thoughts on it?

 

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[SOHIO]

I think its just a natural pc....can i say it steve ? i don't see that having ever been altered by man.


but what do i know

 

[GatorBoy]

I gave my opinion when I saw it in the shipwreck forum.. I'm only posting to add a piece of my red from the same area for comparison.

 

[SOHIO]

now it looks different

 

[birdpointgriswold]

I think its a piece of ocean tumbled brick, but i could be wrong! but keep looking its out there! Good luck!

 

[SOHIO]

 

[gilmerman]

That is a crafted jug or jar to carry something, seeds or liquids. There is a distinct lip and a glaze inside the shard. Is it turned like on a wheel or hand made? Interesting, where could it have come from and when was it made? Thanks

 

[GatorBoy]

It may be Spanish. Definatly not native American. I'm from the same town. The material and temper is wrong as well as the working of the clay.

 

[BeachComber7]

According to a professional who was able to examine the piece thru several photographs, I have copied/pasted his response below.
The piece dates between 1600-s and 1700's. It's a keeper!
"what you have is indeed a piece of earthenware typical of the Spanish colonial period. Likely the side of what was known as an Olive Jar, a direct descendant of the old roman amphora of the Mediterranean. Not a common find but not unexpected."

 

[birdpointgriswold]

According to a professional who was able to examine the piece thru several photographs, I have copied/pasted his response below.
The piece dates between 1600-s and 1700's. It's a keeper!
"what you have is indeed a piece of earthenware typical of the Spanish colonial period. Likely the side of what was known as an Olive Jar, a direct descendant of the old roman amphora of the Mediterranean. Not a common find but not unexpected."

Good call gator boy! Congrats on the info!

 

[newnan man]

A roof tile washed into the surf from the 2004 hurricanes seems more like it.