#1092 - Southwest Pottery Collection

Description - (9) Clay Pottery Pieces found and collected by Marion Knott in the 1930’s and 1940’s in the area south of Flagstaff, Arizona. He identified the pieces as pre-historic (pre-1670 AD), pre-Columbian (pre-1492) and coinciding with the northeastern U.S. Native American period of Early-Woodland to Middle-Mississippian (500 AD – 1450 AD). Mr. Knott was an archaeologist from Seneca, Illinois and was involved professionally at Woodland Archaeological Native American sites in Illinois throughout his career. Additional information is available upon request.

Provenance -

ex.Marion Knott Collection 1930’s and 1940’s until sold at auction Dec. 7, 1980

ex.Mark Higdon Collection - Illinois

ex.Scott Carruthers Collection – Illinois

ex.Ed Schwartz Collection – NE Indiana