SOLD --- #1674 - 7.1" x 2.4" Hopewell Hardstone Polished Poll Celt
$245.00Price
Description - This magnificent Celt is from the Hopewell Period and is well worn and polished with no damage. Many people consider Hopewell to be an Ohio culture but in reality they followed the rivers and were also in the Illinois and Mississippi River valleys. From the Middle Woodland Era (100 BC - 500 AD). The material is a black to green hardstone with brown to tan inclusions. Highly polished on the bit and nicely shaped on the poll.
Size - An excellent piece measuring 7.1" long x 2.4" tall and 1.75" thick at the middle.
Provenance - Found in Fulton Co. IL. ex.Dean Dowling; ex.Sanders-IN; ex.Schwartz-IN collections.