SillyKBird Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hey everyone! I could use your help.... I've been trying to figure out what this artifact is. Would you happen to have a clue as to what it could be? Have you encountered anything similar? What culture does this come from? Some suggestions I've gotten are shower head and watering can spout. I would love to see your insight on such an item. Thanks! ​ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 The first and third look like pieces from the floor of a wood fired kiln, that is an uprigth cylinder form in places like Toro, Spain. These pieces lay on the main support spokes and create support for the pots..is it about 14" in diameter? Second could be a caracole for raising snails missing the bottom, or could be for draining cheese. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Do the various pieces go together or are they separate items? The first and the last look like frogs. You place them in a pot and use them to hold flowers up for a floral arrangement.mgoogle ceramic floral frog and see if you agree. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Eberhardt Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Dimensions would be helpful here. Are we seeing various views of one item, or is each image a separate piece? Need more input!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 honolulu, never been there, is the third one a cover for a pipe coming through a wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 What was the context in which they were found? That can tell as much about the objects as the objects themselves. The "shower head" looking one looks like it was meant to stand nozzle side down, as that side is unglazed--at least, that's how it was meant to be in the kiln. The second from the left looks like the lid from an Asian style censer, but we'd have to get a better look to say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolieo Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 It is just one object. Notice the "95" tag. Why do you call it an artifact? Because you know more than just the pictures, so that information would be helpful... It doesn't look ancient to me, it looks very even and modern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 If it's all different angles of the same piece I am leaning towards some kind of a shower head or spout for a watering vessel. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakukuku Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 might be some kind of sieve or strainer or separate for liquids and solids. rakuku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyKBird Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 The pictures are from the same artifact- just various views. This artifact comes from the Honolulu Iron Works archaeological site. It's a historical artifact. The top and inside are glazed while the perforated side is not. Other than this, I really have no other information about it =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyKBird Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 The first and third look like pieces from the floor of a wood fired kiln, that is an uprigth cylinder form in places like Toro, Spain. These pieces lay on the main support spokes and create support for the pots..is it about 14" in diameter? Second could be a caracole for raising snails missing the bottom, or could be for draining cheese. Marcia Do you have any pictures or examples of the kiln you are talking about? These are all pictures of the same item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyKBird Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Do the various pieces go together or are they separate items? The first and the last look like frogs. You place them in a pot and use them to hold flowers up for a floral arrangement.mgoogle ceramic floral frog and see if you agree. T If this were true, why would the base narrow to one small opening/hole? Also, why would the body be so shallow? It doesn't make sense =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 It looks just like the watering roses that get put on the spout of a watering can. https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://cdnll.gardenersedge.com/images/500/ROSE.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gardenersedge.com/replacement-rose-for-1619-and-1622-water-cans/p/ROSE/&h=500&w=500&tbnid=2THUlHyIJhxWMM:&docid=8TnzmLSa3l1pZM&ei=7e5fVp36KsHvUL7XvagI&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjdpIqclb_JAhXBNxQKHb5rD4UQMwhJKB8wHw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyKBird Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 It looks just like the watering roses that get put on the spout of a watering can. https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://cdnll.gardenersedge.com/images/500/ROSE.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gardenersedge.com/replacement-rose-for-1619-and-1622-water-cans/p/ROSE/&h=500&w=500&tbnid=2THUlHyIJhxWMM:&docid=8TnzmLSa3l1pZM&ei=7e5fVp36KsHvUL7XvagI&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjdpIqclb_JAhXBNxQKHb5rD4UQMwhJKB8wHw but why would the exterior of the watering spout be unglazed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 It looks just like the watering roses that get put on the spout of a watering can. https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://cdnll.gardenersedge.com/images/500/ROSE.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gardenersedge.com/replacement-rose-for-1619-and-1622-water-cans/p/ROSE/&h=500&w=500&tbnid=2THUlHyIJhxWMM:&docid=8TnzmLSa3l1pZM&ei=7e5fVp36KsHvUL7XvagI&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjdpIqclb_JAhXBNxQKHb5rD4UQMwhJKB8wHw but why would the exterior of the watering spout be unglazed? Is it high-fired or earthenware? If earthenware it would be (more) absorbent on the face, could that help with getting a spray rather than drips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia UK Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Ah! I see now - the second picture is the camera lens looking straight down the central hole, seeing some of the smaller holes on the flat side from the inside, with the rest of the picture around the large hole, being the domed, glazed surface. It's like one of those black and white optical illusions - once you can see it, you wonder why you couldn't do so previously! Some kind of pomander? Large pieces of something aromatic put inside through large hole, heated from underside (reason not glazed)??? Really just speculating here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia UK Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 How about a lid for a jar/pot of some kind, whose contents need to 'breathe'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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