Hi Stacy,

My guess would be a butter churn lid or pickling weights.

Brenna Moloney


On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Stacy Kozakavich <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I've found a few examples of a ceramic artifact type in the collection of
> a California historic house museum, and I can't figure out what they are.
>
> The objects are circular white earthenware discs, glazed and undecorated,
> between 6" and 8" in diameter, with what appears to be a footring, and with
> a single approximately 1/2" hole in the center of each. The hole was cut
> before glazing.
>
> A picture can be viewed here:
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13574856/Ceramic_Artifact.jpg (this
> photo is of two of the objects stacked on top of one another).
>
> I'd appreciate the input of anyone knows this artifact.
>
> Thanks,
> Stacy Kozakavich
> Oakland, CA
>



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Brenna Moloney
PhD student
Department of Anthropology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI