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Old 06-17-2011, 08:46 PM
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Hematite Piece?
Any opinions on this piece of hematite? It's heavily polished on all six sides. Around 2" x 2.5" or so, around .5" thick.
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:16 PM
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Paint bar? May be a preform to ???????? Cool piece!
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Old 06-17-2011, 09:29 PM
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Bar Weight maybe?
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Old 06-17-2011, 10:02 PM
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It could be polished as an artifact in it's own right or polished as hematite was rubbed off of it for use as paint.
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Old 06-17-2011, 10:23 PM
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Old 06-17-2011, 10:48 PM
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I'm going to second Steve and say bar weight.Cool find!
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Old 06-17-2011, 11:08 PM
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Bar weight,,,Atlatl
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Old 06-17-2011, 11:09 PM
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I will defer to bar weight but only because that is good as anything. It definitely a "finished" piece and the maker did it right. Nice whatever you wish to call it.
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Old 06-17-2011, 11:17 PM
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Thanks for weighing in fellas, I appreciate your comments and opinions. Atlatl weight is a good possibility I think, and one I'd overlooked. When I first picked it up I expected to see spot marks at least for drilling, gorget or pendant preform is what I was thinking. It seems to be too evolved to just be a red ochre rubstone. I tend to agree now that it's in a finished state of production and Barweight does make the most sense. Again, thanks for the help.
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Old 06-18-2011, 05:19 AM
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Beautiful find for sure! If it was an atlatl weight, would the whole piece just be wrapped in sinew for binding?
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