Help ID item ?
this was late husbands. some kind of stone. has mount holes in bottom. perhaps this is japanese. ? thanks for the help. bc
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this was late husbands. some kind of stone. has mount holes in bottom. perhaps this is japanese. ? thanks for the help. bc
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sonomabarn67
·2 years agoA porphyry popeye birdstone. Here's one! But don't fly to Jupiter just yet. Yours has severe damage from a mechanical grinder on the side. Looks like someone might of engraved their DL or SS# on the side and then someone ground it off leaving a horrible scar. Many fakes abound and your results may vary.https://www.google.com/search?q=porphyry++stone+pop+eye+Indian+charm+stone&client=firefox-b-1-e&sca_esv=900911ee60afdd29&ei=90bdZdznC_aT0PEPv92WoAc&ved=0ahUKEwicv-XgusqEAxX2CTQIHb-uBXQQ4dUDCBA&oq=porphyry++stone+pop+eye+Indian+charm+stone&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKnBvcnBoeXJ5ICBzdG9uZSBwb3AgZXllIEluZGlhbiBjaGFybSBzdG9uZTIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRIvZADUPASWL3SAnACeAGQAQCYAWugAdAHqgEEMTAuMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCCaAC5AXCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIKECEYChigARjDBMICBBAhGAqYAwCIBgGQBgSSBwM4LjE&sclient=gws-wiz-serpÂ
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betacirca
OP2 years agothanks! -had no idea of its use . bc
sonomabarn67
·2 years agoI wanted to add what the purpose was for this; an atlatl was used to throw spears more effectively and this is an atlatl figural weight. The two holes on your stone carving were for attaching it to the atlatl.
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I don't know if the one in my link sold for $350,000, that's where your follow-through in researching it comes in.