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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 376212, member: 45&quot;]Thanks for the additional photos.&nbsp; I would think these more accurately represent what the pot actually looks like.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The first photos looked more tan, instead of lighter black or gray on the design area, which would be more indicative of a firing problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I&#039;m more inclined to think this is possibly from Santo Domingo Pueblo.&nbsp; I&#039;m not aware of a specific potter there who may have made it, but the design pattern does point more toward that, than to typical Santa Clara designs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Santo Domingo potters also had a problem with getting a really black finish, and their polishing tended to be a little streaky.&nbsp; That, combined with contact with water on the part of the owner, could easily result in the way the piece looks now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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