karenkstudio 102 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Attached is a pot I bought in an antique shop years ago. The dealer thought it was from central America. Anyone have any ideas? Alabama's gallery has a pit fired pot with similar characteristics. It is a pit fired bowl with 3 legs and a roughly etched design. I bought it because I liked the primitive quality of the piece. Link to post Share on other sites
Amy Eberhardt 56 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I haven't the foggiest. But it sure is a cute little bugger. Mind if I ask how much you paid for it? I doubt it's old, but since you bought it because you like it, that would hardly be at issue. Now would it? I would have sprung for it too, just because it appealed to me. If I was to venture any form of an opinion as to its origins, I'd say it was probably a piece of student work. I could easily see one drawing inspiration from it. Link to post Share on other sites
karenkstudio 102 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 $60 Link to post Share on other sites
Mark (Marko) Madrazo 187 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 It's a pot. Other than that, I wouldn't know. Maybe you could send a picture to one of the large auction dealers, like, Christie's. http://www.christies.com/ or http://auctionhousenyc.com/. Maybe if you could check with a University or a museum. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
karenkstudio 102 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thanks Mark, LOL I've done a little checking but can't find pots with legs like these. Link to post Share on other sites
oldlady 2,800 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 i think the legs were for putting the pot above burning wood cooking fires. think i have seen something like this pot in the many books about ancient pottery in various parts of the world. the theories are from modern people assuming they knew the purpose of the pot from looking at it now. some theories might suggest keeping insects out of the contents by standing the legs in water. whatever it is, you are fortunate to have found it. maybe antiques roadshow will visit your area and you can find out that way. Link to post Share on other sites
bciskepottery 963 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Try a google search for tripod pottery, select images. Also, a google search for pre-Colombian pottery, select images. Link to post Share on other sites
karenkstudio 102 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Oldlady, I like your theory. bciskepottery, I tried a Pre-Columbian search with no luck. Link to post Share on other sites
karenkstudio 102 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Bciskepottery, I just looked again and found a site with pots with 3 legs from Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico http://ancientartifax.com/precol.htm Their pots look more sophisticated than mine. Link to post Share on other sites
oldlady 2,800 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 karen, the maker of your pot might have been an apprentice. it always amazes me that the experts who find these pots spin stories about them that may have nothing to do with the pot's history. yours is well made and perhaps was owned by a proud mama of a fledgling potter. the kind who keeps the kid's first pots no matter how much better the work becomes. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Campbell 1,226 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 It could easily be the real deal ... There was a lot of artifact level pottery theft from South and Central America ... Still is going on now quite likely. Many people brought the Artwork home from holiday before countries started caring about their artistic heritage. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark C. 4,860 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 My thought is enjoy it for what it is ,whether its a knock off or real. As to real only an expert can say. I like that form-my guess is it's pretty fragile clay Link to post Share on other sites
Mark (Marko) Madrazo 187 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks Mark, LOL I've done a little checking but can't find pots with legs like these. Oops, I have reached your quota of positive votes for the day. Next time. Link to post Share on other sites
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