#6011 • Prehistoric Mississippian Culture Pottery Bowl

Part of Relics Antiques, and Artifacts: Timeless Treasures (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

High bid $140.00

Status: Sold

Artist: Mississippian Culture, Late Prehistoric Period, A.D. 1000-1600 Title: Mississippian Culture Pottery Bowl Medium: Clay Dimensions: Art: 5 in. wide by 1.5 in. tall Condition: Excellent for the age of the pot Additional: Mississippian Culture Baytown clay shallow bowl with a rounded lip and surface treatment around the rim. The clay pots with the rim treatments got the name Baytown clay from archeologists Philip Phillips, James A. Ford, and John B. Griffin in 1951. The pots are made with a mixture of clay and a tempering agent such as bone, hair, dried clay, or shells. The shallow bowl has a flat bottom with rounded edges. This piece comes from Central or Northern Mississippi.