<em>Butterfly Bannerstone</em>, 4000–2000 B.C.E. Stone, 3 1/8 x 1 x 4 1/2 in. (7.9 x 2.5 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 77.30.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.30.2_bw.jpg)

Butterfly Bannerstone

Medium: Stone

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:4000–2000 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 1 x 4 1/2 in. (7.9 x 2.5 x 11.4 cm)

Collections:

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 77.30.2

Image: 77.30.2_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Translucent bannerstone of ferruginous quartz in butterfly shape. The span of the wings is curved but overall shape slightly irregular. Round drilled hole through the core: openings at top and bottom are not entirely symmetrical with each other. There are traces of drill markings. The exterior central segment rises in a curve.

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