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Odd black design on sherd found in Iowa; HELP ID, please!

Posted by Cindy Peterson on March 10, 2021, 10:09 am

See this Flickr album for sherd photos: https://www.flickr.com/gp/192431845@N02/750586

These photos were sent to me (an archaeologist) by someone who found the sherd at a riverside dump in central Iowa. I am unsure if these are decal or transfer printed. I consulted a Freemason, who assures me the design is not a Masonic symbol. Also, a colleague circulated the photos among some Hebraic scholars, who think the writing is not Hebrew. Any help greatly appreciated!!

Re: Odd black design on sherd found in Iowa; HELP ID, please!

Posted by David Hoexter on March 10, 2021, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Odd black design on sherd found in Iowa; HELP ID, please!"

Just one opinion here, but this does not look like transferware, it could be a decal or hand applied, looks to be over the glaze (some of the application has worn off). I would concur not Hebrew, I cannot comment on Freemason or other. But it does look like some sort of organization's symbol.

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