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Large, intact earthenware "olive" jar.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Large, intact earthenware  olive  jar.
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This item SOLD at 2013 Oct 30 @ 21:18UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Large, intact earthenware "olive" jar. 11.27 kg, 21" tall and 12" in diameter. Some of the more impressive shipwreck artifacts, while technically common but rarely found intact, are earthenware vessels like this one, basically tall, handleless jugs with round bottoms and rolled lips, used for all kinds of liquid and dry goods (like olives, which they sort of resemble in shape). This one is particularly impressive, not just for its intactness but also for its lovely thick coating of encrustation inside and out, even covering a chipped part of the lip to indicate that that damage happened during or before the sinking. (Pickup recommended, otherwise special shipping and handling fees will apply, at buyer's risk, and no international shipping available.) From an unidentified 1500s-1600s wreck off Santo Domingo, with Global Marine Exploration photo-certificate #BP0025. Recovered from: Unidentified 1500s-1600s wrecks off Santo Domingo