AMAZING! Native American Stone Reliquary Ca. 1000CE. ARKANSAS FIND. RARE
Native American Stone Reliquary Ca. With a large group of “chip hatchets” known to date to the early Mississippian era, about. 1500 years ago, lasting for a thousand years. So they were found in one area by a farmer. And that’s how I have dated this. To say it’s rare is an understatement. It’s the only one I’ve ever seen. Would have been for preserving the venerated objects associated with tribal. Elder, perhaps a parent, or an ancestor. What would the contents have been? Conjecture: Beads, feathers, possibly hair or bones. One thing for sure: It’s real. It was part of a group that also included small. Paint pots and pottery. And everything was 100%. Size: (irregular) 5 1/2 inches across. 3 1/2 inches deep. Width of walls vary. About 3 1/2 inches plus or minus. CONDITION: Apparently damaged during find. The upper edge has. Significant loss along one side. Another has had two chips recovered. And glued back as shown. Note the “ruts” on the exterior of three sides. The inside opening is clearly hand worked as the incised striations caused. By a grinding stone are evident. The bottom is covered with a thin piece of deerskin. Put there to make it safe to display on wood or glass (by the original owner).