European Heavy Wood carved pot with Iron hardware

I honestly think this looks so old that it is faked. I have no clue what to even call this thing or the kind of wood or how to value it.

can anyone help?

 

I think the same.

 

is that last pic a pin wire going into the vessel......not used for liquid then....
and the hardware , same colors as the wood...like it was buried in the clay....
suspicious..................

 

I agree. But it’s kinda cool looking.

 

I do think the patina looks pretty good, and I'm not quite willing to dismiss it as fake. I've seen a lot of fakes....and none of them were fake wood jugs with iron hardware.
So...I'm hoping someone has seen something like this before, and can tell us where, when, and what; that would be useful to know.
Likely lathe-turned, not hand carved, though that is not very revealing.

 

It is so heavy I thought it might have metal inside. What kind of wood would be this heavy.

 

That’s close!

 

I wonder what it would have been used for. Why would you need a heavy wood pot for non-liquids? We need Sherlock Holmes.

 

I don't know what it is, but despite the mottled appearance to the colors of the clay, I don't see actual "use wear" on this item. Is there any?

Nothing appears to have dissolved the rusted metal of the pin on the interior either.

 

I agree. You would think spots would be rubbed lighter where it was handled. The inside has dirt in it. As though someone used it for a planter.

 

nobody in his right mind would fake such a thing.

 

What if it was dug up? I’m not about to wash it. Actually, it had a piece of paper in it. I will find it and upload a picture. More clues.

 

Here is the card that was inside the pot. I’ve never heard of them!!

 

Thanks, INH. I think you've solved the mystery!

 

Thank goodness I didn’t pay a penny for this. I don’t know how they would have made this out of reclaimed wood. But I know people go to great lengths to fake things. Lol

 

I found some other wooden pots from India, described as measuring pots (presumably for grain).
https://www.fewandfar.com.au/products/ide0917-12-vintage-indian-pot
https://www.orienthouse.com.au/prod...galand-vintage-wood-measure-pots-1-rajasthan/
The iron fittings look like they could be Indian made.