Old pre-colombian pottery find and a question

[joshuaream]

I was unpacking some stuff for display in my man cave, and I came across this pot from South America.

It is a small urn with lid from Northern South America. The bigger urns were ossuaries, these smaller urns usually just have charcoal in them (maybe burned food, incense, etc.) This culture made very fine ceramics, and the piece has several rows of engraved lines and hatches around it.

Pots with lids are pretty common in the tropics, did any groups here in the US use them?

[Cannonman17]

I've seen some pieces from the South West that lids but not many. I don't recall who they were attributed to.

[tomclark]

Man, that's killer!

[paleo_joe]

I have never seen a lidded pot and I don't know that I will ever see anything as fine as that one!!

[Cannonman17]

There was just one on fleabay the other day, I don't recall the affiliated culture though.

[rmartin]

I have seen lidded jars made by the Anasazi. As I recall mainly for large seed jars and the lids were just pottery circles, nothing as elaborate as yours. I also remember seeing some Caddo compound vessels that could classify as lidded. Thanks for showing us your piece.

[Cannonman17]

That one is still for sale on fleabay, here's the link Mesa Verde Kiva Jar - CA 1200 AD - ULTRA RARE! | eBay

[beforeyouknewme]

Joshua, the Hohokam regularly used something similar for cremation receptacles.

[Aboman]

Joshua,
I know that cover bowls were used on some storage type vessels in the Southeast. I've got pics somewhere, will post if I find them.
Here a nice waterbottle in my collection from NE Arkansas that was found with a cup for a cover. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

[Palmwood]

That lid looks like a common type of Caddo bowl. I guess it is possible they used them for lids if needed. I have never heard of one being found in context that way. They also made hooded jars which were all one piece.