AMNH 13/114

About this Bannerstone

Collection

American Museum of Natural History

BA#

Catalog or Accession #

13/114

Date Studied

11/29/2016

Provenance/Provenience

Van Buren, Onondaga County, New York

Color

Dark greenish gray with greenish black banding

Width (cm)

9.9

Height (cm)

2.2

Diameter of Perforation (cm)

0.9

Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm)

1.4

Depth at Edge (cm)

1.4

Weight (g)

27.38

Notes

This bannerstone has unusual flattened surfaces on either side of the spine. It is considerably smaller than most bannerstones and may be a miniature. Its small size may have lead to it being considered a fake. All details of its shape and method of carving, however, appear consistent with an archaic origin of exceptional quality.

Date

6000-1000 BCE

Rights

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Citation

“AMNH 13/114,” FIT Archaic Bannerstone Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/79.

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