4 9/16" Slate Bar Amulet. Well pictured in 1980

4 1/2" Slate Bar Amulet. Defiance Co, OH. Has cord/string groove engraved between holes. One hole anciently salvaged. Pictured in 1994 #1 Ohio Archaeologist, p33. Ex-Dale and Betty Roberts, Dave Warne

4 1/4" Humped Back Bar Amulet. Northeast IA. Polished Granite. Fully drilled. Interesting hump offset on bar. Well pictured in Prehistoric Artifacts of Iowa, p181. Ex-Gary Cuckler

5 1/2" Bar Amulet. Columbus, IN. Ex-Hubert Wachtel. Anciently salvaged on one end. Nicely made black slate example. Well pictured in Who's Who #2 (1968, p282). Mistakenly listed as Ohio, it is from Co

4 5/16" Two-tone Bar Amulet. Fulton Co, OH. Striking brown and tan Slate. Well made with flared ends. Very good condition. Ex-Jerry Wall

4 3/4" Slate Bar Amulet. 2X COA Bennett / Motley. Dekalb County Indiana

4 3/16" Slate Bar Amulet, Reproduction

3 3/4" Modern Banded Slate Bar Amulet. This piece has a history which is irrelevant given its manufacture. Modern makers and the men who direct their work in attempt to fool buyers have become much mo

4 ½” Banded Slate Bar Gorget – Amulet, has grooved bottom, Erie Co. Ohio

3 3/8" Exceptionally Well Made Slate Bar Amulet w/ Keele COA. Found in SE Iowa. These are very rare in our area. Ex Tom Ryan Collection

4 1/8" Brown Slate Bar. OH. Well made, good condition. Found by Lawrence Cook. Earl Townsend

Banded slate with flat base, drilled on base and ends and meeting to form holes, old inked manuscript paper label marked Barth Co. IN, nice polished finish, 4 ½” long x 7/8” wide x

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

4" Slate Pendant . OH. Unusual shape. Well made, good condition. Pictured in CHAPA II (p5)

3 3/4" Grooved Bar Amulet. Colorful Jadetite. MX. Pre-Columbian. Grooved on both ends and center. Well made. An artifact gem

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

6 5/8" Bar Amulet. Michigan. Highly polished black Slate. Very well made. A few chips on ends, but in very good condition. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Tom Davis, Bob Edler. Davis G9 COA

3 9/16" Red Slate Pendant. Northwest OH. Thin, well polished and in fine condition. Pictured in 1988 #1 Central States (p51) and featured in Teill's 2009 Catalog (#860). Ex-Lyle Guckert, William Tiell

3 1/4" Bar Amulet, OH. Round sleek design made of polished, banded Slate. Holes intact, nick near top back hole. Ex-Bob Yakimicki, Dr. Roland Bunch, Will Cunningham

5 7/16" Slate Bar Weight. Clermont Co, OH. Has a couple of plow scrapes, but in good condition. Sleek, well made with squared sides. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy, Dave Root (611 S). Pictured in The Root Colle

3 9/16" Hopewell Bell Pendant. Seneca Co, OH. Banded Slate. Thin, very well made. Very fine condition. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy, Dave Root (3285S), Jim Hawks, Tom Pritcher. Pictured in The Root Collection

4 1/16" Bell Pendant. Shelby Co, IN. Green Slate with tan streak. Well shaped, fine condition. Ex-Randy Ridenour, Jim Millard, Tony Putty. Pictured in 1996 ##2 Prehistoric American (p14). Motley COA

4 1/2" Birdstone. Gennesse Co, MI. Pictured in the Birdstone Book, p499-E. Townsend identified as "purple slate" Excellent condition, holes intact. Well tallied along back. Ex-Dr. T. Hugh Young. Pictu

4 1/2" Fluted Pick Bannerstone. Licking Co, OH. Very well made, nicely fluted top. Banded Slate. Ex-Dale Roberts, Clark Stienbarger, Dr. Gordon Meuser (no #). Pictured in Lutz' Bannerstone Book (p241)

3 3/4" Bar Amulet. Fayette Co, OH. Highly developed with raised, ridged ends. Fully drilled, holes intact. Greenish Hardstone. Ex-Carter Mills, Van Gulf. Partain and Jackson COAs