Hello Mike,

What is the context?

It has been a long time since I dealt with material not from US
historical contexts, but it looks more Mediterranean prehistoric to
me.

Have you tried showing this to someone well versed in middle or late
bronze age coarse-wares perhaps from the eastern Mediterranean. The
form looks like what might be termed a lekythos, a one-handled, small
necked oil container. One photo shows what could be a double axe
inscribed on the neck...perhaps Cypriot or Levantine? Similar items
have been brought back from "Holy Land tours" and might be memorabilia
from such a trip???.

Keith Adams





On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:52 PM, mike strutt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Howdy all,
>
> Hope everyone returned safely from a terrific conference in Baltimore. Hats off to the local committee, it was a great 4 days of papers, receptions, and activities.
>
> Have a whatsit? question for the group. Please see the pictures on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/74111493@N02/
>
> This little jug stands just over 8 inches tall, appears to be coil made and has several handmade design features. It is lowfired earthenware, no glaze, no slip, probably locally made,  It was recently found in a creek bank near the Brazos River southeast of Houston, Tx. If anyone has ideas on its design origins, use, etc. we would love to hear your thoughts.
>
> Michael Strutt
> Director, Cultural Resources Program
> Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.



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Keith W. Adams
Instructor, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Co-Director, Archaeological Materials Laboratory
Sweet Briar College
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