AMNH DM/700

Bannerstone view haba_dm_700
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About this Bannerstone

BA#

43

Catalog or Accession #

DM/700

Date Studied

12/13/2016

Bannerstone Type

Perforation

Condition

Provenance/Provenience

Alleghany, Pennsylvania. Donor A.E. Douglass, purchased from R. W. Mercer February 27th, 1882

Color

Greenish gray

Width (cm)

14.5

Height (cm)

8.1

Diameter of Perforation (cm)

1

Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm)

2.4

Depth at Edge (cm)

0.5

Weight (g)

238.1

Notes

The greenish gray of the unfinished bannerstone is evident beneath the patina in the perforation as well as along the diagonal gash on the stone. The partial 0.4 cm perforation was made with a solid wood stick instead of cane.

Date

6000-1000 BCE

Rights

Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2017, Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the AMNH. For additional publishing questions, contact [email protected]

Citation

“AMNH DM/700,” FIT Archaic Bannerstone Project, accessed March 29, 2024, https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/104.

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