What is this? My son found this in the river today. I found one years ago

[Greg White]

 

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[Digger RJ]

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Very Cool!! Congrats!!

 

[CloudKicker0]

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Do you still have the one that you found? It would be cool for me to see them side-by-side!!!

 

[CloudKicker0]

Do you still have the one that you found? It would be cool for me to see them side-by-side!!!

Is it stone? Dense or lightweight? Magnetic? Wow!!!

 

[Greg White]

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Not metal. Stone / concrete maybe? This is the other one we have

 

[CloudKicker0]

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They’re not natural rocks formed by water erosion. I don’t see signs of flaking, grinding or drilling.

Are the artifacts y’all discovered the same exact size or different? It would be intriguing to examine precise, detailed measurements comparing the two (ie. diameter, circumference, radius in inches or centimeters).

Awesome!!!

 

[BennyV]

Almost looks like an old cork

 

[Greg White]

Almost looks like an old cork

Ya. That is what I was thinking. No threads on it. Found in the Patapsco river. About a mile apart. They are slightly different in size.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very interesting - no sure what it is ?

 

[Greg White]

Is it stone? Dense or lightweight? Magnetic? Wow!!! Not magnetic

 

[cudamark]

Something for size comparison? Looks kind of big to me....not rivet size, more like a mold or crucible size?

 

[Greg White]

Something for size comparison? Looks kind of big to me....not rivet size, more like a mold or crucible size?

Almodt two inches tall and two inches wide. It may be made of terracotta. It's big.

 

[boogeyman]

Almodt two inches tall and two inches wide. It may be made of terracotta. It's big.

That killed my guess. Was thinking a date nail if iron or brass. Ok, tell me thanks for playing.....

 

[sandchip]

Possible jar stopple to be held in place by wire bail?

 

[Greg White]

That killed my guess. Was thinking a date nail if iron or brass. Ok, tell me thanks for playing.....

Thanks for playing😄

 

[Greg White]

Possible jar stopple to be held in place by wire bail?

Possible jar stopple to be held in place by wire

 

[Greg White]

Possible jar stopple to be held in place by wire bail?

Thanks for checking it out. That is a good possibility

 

[CRUSADER]

Possible jar stopple to be held in place by wire bail?

I've seen these before & forgot what it is. I think your right but just not sure if its some old electrical type insulator, so I'm tagging this post.....

 

[sandchip]

I've seen these before & forgot what it is. I think your right but just not sure if its some old electrical type insulator, so I'm tagging this post.....

Same here. Seen them before, but can't remember for sure. Size and shape just don't seem quite right for a stopple, but can't think of anything else at this point.

 

[Plumbata]

My guess is that it's an old ceramic or pottery kiln stilt or riser, to keep whatever is getting fired raised for even heating