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Top (neck) of an earthenware "olive" jar with encrusted metal strap attached.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:80.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Top (neck) of an earthenware  olive  jar with encrusted metal strap attached.
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Top (neck) of an earthenware "olive" jar with encrusted metal strap attached. 492 grams, roughly 6" x 4" x 2-1/2". Earthenware containers on reef-wrecked Spanish ships rarely survived intact, and the shard of choice has always been the thick, rolled neck of each jar, preferably with parts of the shoulder and nicely encrusted, which is exactly what you see here, with the additional attraction of a flat piece of iron encased on encrustation resting on the shoulder. With Fisher certificate #88A-5053-B, with inscription by Kim Fisher. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida