26th May 2009, 09:35 PM
Hmmmm. Not seen one of those before.
I`d be tempted to weigh it as it resembles some clay weights I saw some years ago. Its flat base would make it an ideal weight (weights and measures stylee) and its precise weight is easily sorted during the making of the cone. The weight would become "standardised" and difficult to tamper with after firing and subsequent glazing/coating without being painfully obvious. As to dating- Med to post med looking at the glaze. Having said that, Green glaze is also not uncommon in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Last time I saw a conical jobby of clay it was deemed to be Neolithic and seen as a marker of landscape routes or even as a proto-language when lots of them are placed in sequences. Gaming piece? Why not? Elaborate kiln stick/separator (keeps pots from sticking together during firing)- unlikely I think. Honestly? Not a clue.:face-huh:
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
I`d be tempted to weigh it as it resembles some clay weights I saw some years ago. Its flat base would make it an ideal weight (weights and measures stylee) and its precise weight is easily sorted during the making of the cone. The weight would become "standardised" and difficult to tamper with after firing and subsequent glazing/coating without being painfully obvious. As to dating- Med to post med looking at the glaze. Having said that, Green glaze is also not uncommon in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Last time I saw a conical jobby of clay it was deemed to be Neolithic and seen as a marker of landscape routes or even as a proto-language when lots of them are placed in sequences. Gaming piece? Why not? Elaborate kiln stick/separator (keeps pots from sticking together during firing)- unlikely I think. Honestly? Not a clue.:face-huh:
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)