North America, Native American, Indiana, Jay County, Adena or Hopewell cultures, Early Woodland period, ca. 1000 to 100 BCE. A fine hand pecked banded slate gorget with a diamond shaped profile and expanded center. The face is hand-drilled with two holes through to use as for suspension. These stone gorgets were possibly ornamentation to be worn around the neck like a pendant or through the hair with a stick. The stones may have been chosen from a riverbed as naturally polished accessories that could function as symbols of status. This is a beautiful example, and the stone itself is a naturally banded dark gray and black hue. Size: 5" L x 2.75" W (12.7 cm x 7 cm)
Provenance: private Superior, Colorado, USA collection
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#169492
Condition
Chips and abrasions throughout, and chips to the surface of the rounded tips. Old inventory label on surface.