Townsend Prehistoric Artifact Auction 2015-01-10 Auction - 330 Price Results - Tony Putty Artifacts in IN
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3 1/8" Popeyed Porphyry Birdstone. The Dave Warner2 3/4" Hourglass Bannerstone.  Dade Co, MO.Exquisite 9 7/8" Polished Flint Mace.  Dardanelle, AR.
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Shelbyville, IN, United States
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Townsend Prehistoric Artifact Auction

We are pleased to present another exclusive offering from the fabulous Earl Townsend Collection. We think you will agree that the quality and variety of this artifact assemblage is remarkable. Over nearly five decades, Earl Townsend amassed a collection of prehistoric artifacts unrivaled in the depth of its quality and provenance. This offering includes over sixty well documented Birdstones. Birdstones of note include the incredible nine inch Millersburg Birdstone, Dave Warner's Porphyry Popeyed Birdstone and the finest Birdstone from Wilbur Cunningham's collection. Two fine Birdstones, well pictured over 100 years ago in Moorehead's books, will also be sold - one being "a famous Birdstone with the longest popeyes ever seen". The Dr. Bunch Cache of North Blades will be sold individually, giving a variety of collectors an opportunity to acquire a group of them. Several significant large flint blades were held back for this auction. In addition to some impressive Spiro Mound Blades, a remakable Polished Flint Mace from the Payne and Pilquist Collections will be offered. The Townsend Collection is an assemblage of artifacts with excellent provenance and storied histories - skillfully assembled by a man with an extraordinary eye for art.
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3 3/8" Drilled Hematite Plummet. Missouri.: 3 3/8" Hematite Plummet. Missouri. Drilled with tally on top. Very fine
0002: 3 3/8" Drilled Hematite Plummet. Missouri.Est. $400-$600
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2 1/2" Hematite Celt. Franklin Co., OH: 2 1/2" Hematite Celt. Franklin Co., OH. Highly polished
0013: 2 1/2" Hematite Celt. Franklin Co., OHEst. $100-$200
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Two 1 1/8" Paleo Points. AR and CT: Two colorful 1 1/8" Paleo Points. AR and CT
0014: Two 1 1/8" Paleo Points. AR and CTEst. $100-$200
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6 1/2" Porphyry Michigan Barbed Axe. Ex- Bunch,: 6 1/2" Porphyry Michigan Barbed Axe. Eaton Co, MI. Vivid Porphyry with large phenocysts embedded int the stone. Good polish. Ex-Dr. Bunch, Wilbur Cunningham
0019: 6 1/2" Porphyry Michigan Barbed Axe. Ex- Bunch,Est. $1,000-$2,000
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3" Slate Birdstone. Ionia, MI. Pictured in 1983: 3" Slate Birdstone. Ionia, MI. T-5169. Ex-John Baldwin, Ken Spaulding. Drilled eyes. Pictured in 1983 Birdstone edition of Prehistoric Art (p39). Nicely weathered tan slate. Very good
0022: 3" Slate Birdstone. Ionia, MI. Pictured in 1983Est. $1,400-$2,000
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4" Cornernotch Point. Ohio. Coshocton: 4" Cornernotch Point. Ohio. This Hopewell style point is made from Coshocton
0023: 4" Cornernotch Point. Ohio. CoshoctonEst. $100-$200
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