Bannerstone

Bannerstone

Public Domain

CultureMississippian
Titles
  • Bannerstone
Date1000 BC -500 AD
PlaceScott County, Arkansas, United States
MediumStriated quartzite, aged patina
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (7.6 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number65.28
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1965.

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Bannerstone
Bannerstone
1000 BC -500 AD
Porphyry, aged patina
65.29
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
1900–1960
Light colored quartzite
63.120
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
1900–1960
Quartzite
63.122
Axe Head
Axe Head
1900–1960
Quartzite
63.125
Discoidal
Discoidal
1000–1400 AD
Light quartzite
63.150
Discoidal
Discoidal
1000–1400 AD
Quartzite
63.152
Possibly Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Possibly Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Stone
63.111
Possible Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Possible Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Slate
63.110
Butterfly-shaped Bannerstone
Butterfly-shaped Bannerstone
1900–1960
Stone
63.115
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.114
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.113
Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
4000–1000 BC
Light colored hard stone
63.112