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My husband inherited a piece of pottery. I have a background in doing research in other areas but not pottery. I have attempted to identify the possible makers of this pot with no luck. I am hoping someone can see something in the photos and give me a starting place. Thank you

 

Do you have any photos of the bottom of the piece by chance?

 

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Yes I do here is one https://imgur.com/7DsMk0t

 

Thanks so much! With no obvious makers mark, what is sometimes helpful to me is where the piece originated. For example, what region is it from? You mention that it was inherited - do you have any information about the person it belonged to? Where they were from? Were they a pottery collector or was this a one off item? Being it was included in an inheritance it seems like it would have been seen as something of value - could be value in dollars or in personal importance (made by a family member). Just some thoughts to consider.

 

There are folks on here with much more pottery knowledge, but perhaps answers to the above thoughts will help narrow it...

 

The person we inherited this from had a house like a museum. I have been able to figure out most of all we were left. There are a few pieces left and I am now starting to research them. Most of the items in the house came from his grandparents estate. They traveled the world extensively but no photos connecting them to this piece. So bottom line we have no idea.

 

So it has no flat base? That makes it very difficult for an ameture to help and makes it very unique in my opinion.

 

Nope no flat bottom. And if I look real close at a couple of the photos you can see how the clay was wound around to make the pot. There is a metal circle that the pot sat in so it would not roll off of the fireplace. That is where it was displayed for years before we inherited it.

 

Are there any markings on the metal circle? Maybe it was made with the pot for that purpose.

 

The metal ring is not from the same time period. No markings and I think the man who owned the pot made it himself.

 

Why did he make a pot with no base? Like a cauldron.

 

Honduras maybe, They made alot of Pots a few hundred years ago when the spanish ruled Honduras as a colony. The indigenous people used to make pots, the ones that survived the european diseases.

 

I am sorry I don't understand. Why do who make a pot without a base?

 

Sorry I reread your post and my post was not clear. The guy who owned the pot made the ring for it to sit in. He didn't make the pot because it looks very old.

 

India makes round base Pots for example.
Honduras also used to make Pots but not sure of the style, Mayan also made round pots. Columbia made pots.
Botswana make round pots.
I guess the round base can lead to an answer for someone.

 

Thank you I will start researching that feature.

 

Native American Indian a strong candidate in my opinion.