Found in a river that contains lots of victorian and industrial revolution detritus, I thought it was a form for shaping leather or metal but I am stumped.
Image search brings native American artifact.
Ai thinks it a fossil
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Seems like it may be a bottle stopper, has that look to it, but I'm absolutely making an educated guess; it appears to have been made out of porcelain (with the finish worn away) or fired clay. Either way, super cool find in what sounds like an insanely lucky/neat location!!
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lid for a bottle. You can see where they ensured its circular by carving ,where it mattered..
Brilliant thank you, brain itch scratched. Makes sense, loads of broken vessels around
Mark solved!
Seems like it may be a bottle stopper, has that look to it, but I'm absolutely making an educated guess; it appears to have been made out of porcelain (with the finish worn away) or fired clay. Either way, super cool find in what sounds like an insanely lucky/neat location!!
I agree bottle/jar fired clay. I have a shelf filling up from the same spot with allsorts of stuff.
I'm so jealous!! Vintage, antique, &/or archeological finds fascinate me; congrats on your treasure 😃
should be posted in r/dontstickitimyourass
Don't stick it my your ass?
No, obviously it’s “don’t stick it, I’m your ass”
apologize for the typo, lol
Mortar part of a mortar and pestle? That would be my guess.
I agree, pestle.
Oh I had those terms mixed up. Thank you.😅😅
This is what I thought!
I think it looks almost like an air hockey thingy.
(I know it’s not one, but it looks like either that or a butt plug)
First off, everything is a butt plug if you're brave enough isn't just a saying today but it's a time tested human tradition.
Second, it's definitely a Victorian airhockey paddle.
I was going to say an elephant's butt plug.
Looks like a primitive tool of some sort.
You can bash stuff with it
😂
Looks like a hat for a garden gnome.
Maybe a juicer before they added the ribbing?
Ribbed for her pleasure. Thanks for the set up. 😂
Mayan sex toy.
Or a rustic/primitive juicer for oranges or lemons.
You brave enough?
A rock
If it were flat on the top it would mean something.
It's for Air Hockey clearly. Could be a grinding pestle.
no idea, but it makes me think of this puzzle piece from my fav puzzle :)
This should be posted on /dontputhatinyourass
Rhino horn
When i seen that, i immediately thought it was a muller for pigments
https://preview.redd.it/eo07gku9m17g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e953e5cc509df331490edfa9b6489de3bcc02567
Looks like a pestle
What is it made out of it looks like could be bone or rock or something else
Ancient b*ttplug