Unknown North American
Discoidal

Discoidal

Public Domain

Artist
CultureMississippian
Titles
  • Discoidal
Date1000–1400 AD
PlaceAlabama, United States
MediumQuartzite
Dimensions2 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. diameter (6.4 × 12.8588 cm)
Credit LineThe McDannald Collection, gift of Arthur T. McDannald
Object number63.152
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur T. McDannald (d. 1963), Houston; given to MFAH, 1963.

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Discoidal
Unknown North American
Discoidal
1000–1400 AD
Light quartzite
63.150
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
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Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
1900–1960
Light colored quartzite
63.120
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
Unknown North American
Bannerstone, Hourglass Form
1900–1960
Quartzite
63.122
Axe Head
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Axe Head
1900–1960
Quartzite
63.125
Bannerstone
Unknown North American
Bannerstone
1000 BC -500 AD
Striated quartzite, aged patina
65.28
Discoidal
Unknown North American
Discoidal
1000–1400 AD
Stone
63.151
Possibly Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Unknown North American
Possibly Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Stone
63.111
Possible Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Unknown North American
Possible Modern Replica of a Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Slate
63.110
Butterfly-shaped Bannerstone
Unknown North American
Butterfly-shaped Bannerstone
1900–1960
Stone
63.115
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
Unknown North American
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.114
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
Unknown North American
Bannerstone, Winged Butterfly Type
1900–1960
Hard stone
63.113
Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
Unknown North American
Bannerstone, Notched Butterfly Type
4000–1000 BC
Light colored hard stone
63.112