Can anyone offer opinion?

[Boone 58]

My brother in Laws dad was traded out of two knives prob 20 years back by a young man who said his dad found this in his garden near Scottsboro alabama. Looks almost mayan to me but i know nothing about such artifacts. a wonderful piece. Anyone recognize anything about this?

 

[Anonymous]

Kirklands shop in Jackson Tn has those for about $5.00 plus tax during their after christmas sale, theirs are clay, the tarnished brass are about 8 bucks each

 

[Chris Tripp]

shell tempered clay, most likely pre-columbian piece from Peru, appears to be of Mocha origin. If it had been a Mississippian piece, would have most likely been potter's ferry clay which is black when fired into a solid.

 

[Chris Tripp]

btw.... those were sun god idols that were placed in their fields for fertility.

 

[Camp]

Definitely not from Alabama. I would lean towards a repro but you need to have it checked out to make sure before letting it go. Looks S. American but could be "new" or old. But NOT originally from Alabama.

 

[Rebel]

I saw one just like that on a Gilligan's Island re-run.

 

[RUGER]

LOL @ Rebel !

 

[Team Browning]

Did Greg Brady get one of those that brought them very bad luck when they were in Hawaii?

 

[B.D.]

btw.... those were sun god idols that were placed in their fields for fertility.

Holy moley! Don't let your wife touch it!!!

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