Saddle-Face Bannerstone

archaic americanative americanmidwesternancientweaponstone

Date

c. 2600 BCE

Medium

Granite

Dimensions

7.2 × 5.4 cm (2 7/8 × 2 1/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Terry W. McGuire

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