3 13/16 Birdstone Made of Banded Slate. Ex Earl

3 1/8" Birdstone, Dickey COA, made of Green Banded Slate, found in Ohio, Ex Walter Dudkewitz Collection- this piece has been broken and reglued.

3 13/16" Adena Anchor Pendant. Marion Co, OH. Heavily banded Slate. Excellent condition with light surface cracking. Ex-Gilbert Cooper, Dave Root, Earl Townsend. Pictured in Root Collection in Legends

4 5/8" Banded Slate Birdstone. Knox Co, OH. Back half restored. Ex-Earl Townsend, Augustine Wherle (402-W). Pictured in Townsend's January 2015 sale catalog (#294). Can also be seen with Earl's flock

4 3/4" Birdstone. An elaborate Popeyed Birdstone made of banded slate. The vivid banding and unusual shape made it visible in an 1949 photo of Judge Stone (WW#4, p397). Despite many features that atte

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Ex-Earl Townsend, Dr. Rollin Bunch. Has Dr. Gordon Meuser's familiar writing on bottom. Top 1/2" of tail restored

3 7/8" Birdstone. Banded Slate. Head is broken and glued. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.

5 3/8" Green Banded Slate Birdstone. Ex-David Cunningham.

2 3/8" Slate Birdstone. McHenry Co, IL (Richmond). Ex-Earl Townsend (#1757), E.K. Petrie, A. B. Cassell. Pictured in the Birdstone Book (p369-E). Banding forms an eye. Excellent Condition. Featured on

3 15/16" Pendant. IN. Well made, excellent condition. Banded Huronian Slate. Ex-Gerald Bernacchi

3 3/4" Birdstone. Red Banded Slate. Old faded collector tag on onside. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.

3 1/8" Tube Bannerstone. Hamilton Co, OH. Very well made, fine condition. Banded Slate. Ex-Ted Walter, Fremont Bank Display

3 13/16" Reel Bannerstone. Ohio. Fine old example with worn sections of base flaked off. Nicely banded and polished Slate. Ex-Nick Cooksey. Found in 1949. Bennett COA

2 3/16" Bust Birdstone. Darke Co, OH. Banded Slate. Banded Slate. Fine condition. Ex-Robert Matthias, Lester Tolliver

2 3/4" fluted Tube Bannerstone made of banded green slate Found in Indiana Ex Sam Wasion Collection

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Oregon, IL. Interesting style with elevated legs. Ex-Earl Townsend (T-4943). Well pictured in Moorehead's 1917 Stone Ornaments (p406). Once in the B.A. Cothow, John Douglas and

3 1/8" Slate Birdstone. St. Joseph Co, IN. Brown Slate. Ex-Earl Townsend (#1732), R.K. Meyer, Ed Payne. Purple slate with cut mouth, drilled eyes and tallied tail. Fine condition with holes intact. Pi

3 3/4" Slate Birdstone. Lucas Co, OH. Top of tail restored. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Jim Johnston (Townsend acquired 1966), Dr. T. Hugh Young. Writing on bottom appears to be Meuser's. Pictured

4 3/8" Slate Birdstone. Found in 1903 in Ohio Co, KY. Overly cleaned, but otherwise fine condition. Holes intact. Ex-Earl Townsend, Wilbur Cunningham, Richard Harding. Pictured in Townsend's 2013 Sale

3 9/16" Pentagonal Pendant. Butler Co, OH. Very well made, very fine condition (G10). Dark, banded Slate. Ex-Dave Root, Dr. Eppperson Estate

3 7/8" Slate Pendant. Champaign Co,OH. Well polished banded Slate. Well made. Ex-Ray Franks

2 3/8" Bust Birdstone. Miami Co, OH. Nicely banded Slate. Holes intact. Surface has some mineralization present. Ex-Lyle Guckert, Skip Bower. Pictured in Collectors II (CHAPA, p64). Putty and Partain

2 3/8" Slate Loafstone or Bar. Ohio. Banded Slate. Well made, nicely polished. Ex-Randy Ridenour, Norm Kley, Hickman collections

3 1/2" Humped Bar Amulet. Lenawee Co, MI. Finely made of Banded Slate with cord groove engraved between holes. Fine condition. Ex-Dale Roberts, Paul Sellers (51 years). Found by Frank Ives in 1929. Pi

THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE IS 3&5/16 INCHES LONG BY 7/8 INCHES WIDE. IT IS FROM BRANCH COUNTY MICHIGAN. MADE OF BANDED SLATE. IT COMES WITH AN INSIGHT LASER ARTIFACT EVALUATION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.