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Apr 6, 2018 - Apr 7, 2018
Adena Culture, Early Woodland Period, 800 B.C. - A.D. 1
length 3 in.
Crafted into a short and thick form; slate coloration ranges from a maroon to yellow-tan.
This Bar Amulet was in the pioneer collection of Berwell B. Thomas (1861-1944) who acquired it in the late 1800s or early 1900s. The Berwell collection was primarily from the northern Ohio counties of Lorain, Sandusky and Erie and it remained in the Berwell family for decades after his death in 1944.
Collection History:
Berwell B. Thomas, Townsend, Ohio (H-162)
David Shirley, Morrice, Michigan
Jan Sorgenfrei, Findlay, Ohio
Provenance: From the Collection of Jan Sorgenfrei, Findlay, Ohio
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