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Prehistoric E. Woodland Pottery Anvil + 2 Stone Balls

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Prehistoric E. Woodland Pottery Anvil + 2 Stone Balls

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Description

**Originally Listed At $350**

Native American, Midwestern United States, Ohio, Marion County, Archaic to Eastern Woodland, ca. 1000 BCE to 1400 CE. A collection of 3 pottery and stone artifacts - a pottery anvil and 2 spherical balls used as pestle grinders or game stones. The anvil is a mushroom shaped implement used by potters when building pots via the coil method, the rounded anvil head would be held inside against the soft wall to retain the shape while the outside was scraped smooth, enabling strong but thinner walls. Size (largest ball): 2" Diameter (5.1 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: Private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection, Ex. John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970's and earlier.

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Condition

Abrasions and chips to surface of stone balls and find site and old inventory labels written on the surfaces. Loss to surface of anvil face and chips. Light mineral and earthen deposits in recessed areas.

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Prehistoric E. Woodland Pottery Anvil + 2 Stone Balls

Name: Prehistoric E. Woodland Pottery Anvil + 2 Stone Balls
SKU: 150279883
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $450

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