Sat. yard sale find

(1/1)

JIMBY:
Hey all so sat i found this little turtle and clay pot, the bowl I picked up a while ago at another yard sale any 411 on these items would be appreciated. thanks for looking. Jimby

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg235935.html#msg235935

GoldDigger1950:
Holy, moley, man! That turtle points to Yamashita treasure. Follow the head all the way to the Philippines and dig. Just dig anywhere. According to the true believers there's treasure all over the place there. Billions. Trillions even.

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg235942.html#msg235942

JIMBY:
uh? im a little confused,does that mean turtle is from philippines? :-\

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg235944.html#msg235944

poptop:
Quote:Posted by GoldDigger1950Just dig anywhere.
Oh. contraire, mon frere! There is always a tree at the side of the hill where the tunnel starts. Have to have a tree. happy birthday, by the way.


Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg235950.html#msg235950

CCSportsdad:
Too small to be a philipino treasure turtle I think :)

Jimby, I am not if they are anything, but they look pretty cool.  Nice finds :)

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg236111.html#msg236111

JIMBY:
turns out the turtle pointed to treasure!! the two clay pieces are from south east Asia,the footed cup was said to be probably dug up from a tomb , which caused the glaze to deteriorate this was used for eating or drinking from .the small vase was for storing oil or herbs. they date back to the 13Th century. [pray] [pray]
sorry for the poor scan of info ,not the greatest on computer technology yet.

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg236120.html#msg236120

JIMBY:
Hello, Thanks for the images,
 
Both are from Southeast Asia..i.e. Southern China or Thailand/Cambodia.  Judging by the deep dark reddish coloring of the unglazed area of the jar and shape of the cup with the flared foot/base.
 
The deep brownish coloring comes from large amounts of Iron in the clay used which oxidizes when fired. The likely date to around the 13Th C. and are both covered with an ash glaze.
 
The cup appears to have been buried and was most likely dug up from Tomb, which caused the glaze to deteriorate. The other was most commonly used as an oil or herb jar.
 
Similarly dark glazed pieces can also be found in China from the Hunan area, but the clay is geerally lighter in color , more of a Buff color. 
 
You might find it interesting to search around on the web for Song Dynasty Jian Kiln Cups, here is a link to get you started.
You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://arts.cultural-china.com/en/31A2147A7343.html

 
so this is the email I received from an Asian antique dealer here in town. "so that's how copy and paste works" :) thanks for looking all Jimby

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg236153.html#msg236153

xavier:
Cool mate glad that you found a good one.

Linkback: You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Loginhttp://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,38280.msg236176.html#msg236176

Navigation

[0] Message Index