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From: "Ada Lueke" <>
Subject: [CON] Falmouth artifact
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:17:47 -0700


This might be off topic, but I will give it a try anyway.

I have in my possession a small, brass "cup", in the shape of a shot glass,
holds about 100 ml. It is clearly handmade, the design has 5 men, 1 woman
circling the cup. The characters seem to be ancient Indian as in Incan,
Mayan or Aztec. They have headgear that might be feathers, and bead
necklaces.

It was found in my g-grandmother's garden in Falmouth. My DUNSTAN
grandmother came to USA in 1906, so it had to have been found before that.
None of that family were miners, her 6 brothers and father were all smiths.

My guess is that it might have been a South American, or Mexican tourist
item for an early miner, but that's just a guess.

Does anyone else have any thoughts about its origins or age?

Ada Lueke
USA

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