Anyone seen this before? Found in caribbean off panama

[agilis]

It's a left hand holding a broken jar.

 

[dktexas54]

It's a left hand holding a broken jar.

not just any left hand might I remind you sir. a very rare and one of a kind left hand.

 

[agilis]

Unquestionably a unique hand. What is that dark circular spot at 5 o'clock on the jar bottom? Does it say "Artefacto Precolombino Autentico"? I thought my Pabst beer bottle was a real find, but this takes things to another level.

 

[Peter_C]

Looks like it was thrown on a wheel. Is the roundness about perfect?

 

[AeroMike]

Looks like it was thrown on a wheel. Is the roundness about perfect?

I was thinking the same thing. It looks like the glaze (inside) side of the piece shows rings in it as if the person making it was spinning this on a wheel.

 

[toconnor]

Alright enough lurking, finally something I can possibly help with.

Pretty neat foot the ceramic has. Yall above are correct it looks perfectly round.

Some questions though, can you see any temper? Grit, sand, other ceramics etc? Size of the temper?

Also from the picture it appears as though there is a slip applied to the piece (based on the orangeness of the temper opposed to the more crime colored outside). Is it painted? It is hard to tell what is exposure and what is actually part of the original ceramic from this photograph.

Based on some of these diagnostic attributes we can probably greatly narrow down what this piece is.

Its thickness is also indicative of what it could possibly be. About how many mm's thick is it?


Also, upon second glance, your second photograph, there is a large white blob in the temper. Is that from exposure or is it a shell?

 

[dktexas54]

Alright enough lurking, finally something I can possibly help with.

Pretty neat foot the ceramic has. Yall above are correct it looks perfectly round.

Some questions though, can you see any temper? Grit, sand, other ceramics etc? Size of the temper?

Also from the picture it appears as though there is a slip applied to the piece (based on the orangeness of the temper opposed to the more crime colored outside). Is it painted? It is hard to tell what is exposure and what is actually part of the original ceramic from this photograph.

Based on some of these diagnostic attributes we can probably greatly narrow down what this piece is.

Its thickness is also indicative of what it could possibly be. About how many mm's thick is it?


Also, upon second glance, your second photograph, there is a large white blob in the temper. Is that from exposure or is it a shell?

the base is perfectly round. 7" diameter base. There is a glaze with circular lines and the glaze looks like it is factured into many pieces. the thickness of bowl is 1/4". no paint that i can tell. the blob is coral. this piece was pretty covered in coral. I removed much of the coral. what does it being round mean? what is size of temper mean? the surface is slick to the feel and the non glazed areas are gritty.