Native American Pottery

AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL

AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL
AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL

AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL

AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLLECTION. THIS STRAP HANDLED MISSISSIPPIAN JAR WAS FOUND AT THE CAHOKIA SITE IN MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. IT WAS FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF BYRON KNOBLOCK OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS. KNOBLOCK WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN 1937, AND SERVED IN MANY POSITIONS IN THE SOCIETY INCLUDING PRESIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS ALSO A FOUNDER OF THE CENTRAL STATES ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST EDITOR IN 1954.

THE JAR STANDS 4 1/4" TALL AND MEASURES 6 1/4" WIDE. IT HAS A PRESSURE CRACK AND A COUPLE OF SMALL AREAS OF OLD-TIME REPAIR. NEVERTHELESS, POTTERY FROM ILLINOIS IS SCARCE AND FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE QUITE RARE. THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE FROM A PRE-EMINENT COLLECTOR AND IT IS GUARANTEED TO BE GENUINE. The item "AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL" is in sale since Tuesday, March 08, 2016.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\Pre-1600\Artifacts". The seller is "rocketflyer" and is located in Schaumburg, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.


AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY JAR FROM THE CAHOKIA SITE, BYRON KNOBLOCK COLL