Kerry's "What is it"? ***ANSWER POSTED***

[Kerry]

Ive gone for "ancient oil amphora"....not that i know what the amphora bit means, but it looks like something that the ancients would have kept their oil in.......

You may well be on a winner there, Sue.    (but then again, maybe you're not!)        

Stay tuned for the climactic revelation in a couple of days! 

[Penthesilea]

It loks like a samovar to me, so I voted Chinese tea pot.
Of course, a samovar would have a spigot, but this could just be the backside to make it more difficult.

Do the figures/handles look more Aztec or more Chinese? Hmmm ....
David might be right, and the container to hold the hearts of sacrificial victims would be my second guess. But for the records I stick with Chinese teapot.

[Kerry]

It loks like a samovar to me, so I voted Chinese tea pot.
Of course, a samovar would have a spigot, but this could just be the backside to make it more difficult.

Do the figures/handles look more Aztec or more Chinese? Hmmm ....
David might be right, and the container to hold the hearts of sacrificial victims would be my second guess. But for the records I stick with Chinese teapot.

I agree, Chrissi, the handles do have a Chinese look about them. Good luck with your vote! 

[injest]

well IF it were stone I would have picked Aztec but since it is IRON I am guessing Chinese tea pot!

[Kerry]

well IF it were stone I would have picked Aztec but since it is IRON I am guessing Chinese tea pot!

There is a third picture that I'm saving and will only post after I have revealed what this thing is. The third photo is taken from another angle and will reveal, indisputably, what it is used for. It may very well reveal a hidden spigot, referred to by Chrissi. That would probably make it a tea pot, Jess. In which case, you and Chrissi would be correct. However, it may reveal something else entirely different.     

[injest]

There is a third picture that I'm saving and will only post after I have revealed what this thing is. The third photo is taken from another angle and will reveal, indisputably, what it is used for. It may very well reveal a hidden spigot, referred to by Chrissi. That would probably make it a tea pot, Jess. In which case, you and Chrissi would be correct. However, it may reveal something else entirely different.     

oh you are a sly one....I forgot to take THAT into consideration...*eyeing Kerry suspiciously*

[southendmd]

I'm going to vote for incense burner, mostly because it's metal.  Oil, wine and water would be better stored in stoneware or terra cotta.  It looks ornate, as if for a ritual of some sort. 

The motifts resemble art of Oceania to me. 

Thanks, Kerry!

[Kerry]

I'm going to vote for incense burner, mostly because it's metal.  Oil, wine and water would be better stored in stoneware or terra cotta.  It looks ornate, as if for a ritual of some sort. 

The motifts resemble art of Oceania to me. 

Thanks, Kerry!

It could very well be from Oceania, Paul. Somewhat like a Fijian cooking pot, maybe?     

[Brokeback_Dev]

i voted that its for fermenting grapes

[Kerry]

i voted that its for fermenting grapes

Good luck with your vote. All will be revealed in a couple of days.