OHC A 56/000070

97

A 56/000070

06/13/2023

Meigs County, Ohio. Brought into the collection by Warren K. Moorehead between 1887–1895.

Greenish gray with dark greenish gray banding

19.6

8.8

1.0

1.5

0.1

229.3

This finely sculpted Butterfly bannerstone is unique with its wide thin flanges and gently sloping rounded ridge at the perforation. The thinning of the flanges out from the thicker perforation area creates the appearance of concentric undulating waves of the dark bands of the slate. There are serpentine shaped off-white inclusions on one side and two larger off-white inclusions on the other side. In size and weight, it is larger than most bannerstones and more finely carved. The perforation is also smaller than on most stones which may indicate more specialized use. At the bottom of the perforations the sculptor has carefully flattened the edges. There are chips at the perforation and on the edges which appear to be archaic. The perforation hole on one side is plugged with aged Styrofoam for installation purposes. On one side of the stone there are several collection markers: Morgan County and Cabin 3 Drawer I are written on tape, 56/70 is written in black and 8721 is written in white. Two large X's are written in graphite over earlier markings. Included in Knoblock p. 513, no. 7.

6000-1000 BCE

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