So bought this at auction now I am wondering if fake

[Dustinc24]

I bought this bird stone at auction I'm wondering if it's a fake

 

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[CreekSide]

Hard to say from a picture. It’s nice though

 

[Dustinc24]

Hard to say from a picture. It’s nice though

I'll upload more

 

[Dustinc24]

I'll upload more

 

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Thanks...

 

[Dustinc24]

 

[CreekSide]

I’m not an expert on these it will take someone who has these in their collection to be able to say. I don’t have any or have I ever held one before. Good luck

 

[ToddsPoint]

The first red flag I see is the material. That’s granite. Seldom used by Indians. Very high silica content and difficult to work.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Bottom line here is if it were authentic (which would make it very valuable) it would have at least one Legit COA from a well respected Authenticator.

Authenticity: Fake

 

[Older The Better]

My two cents, I have no experience with birdstones but the fact an authenticating expert id’d it simply as “hard stone” seems odd… but maybe they were just lazy

 

[Bucket Lister]

The first red flag I see is the material. That’s granite. Seldom used by Indians. Very high silica content and difficult to work.

The features that give me pause are the holes. Are they in the right places and in the right numbers? I thought there were supposed to be holes at each end(?), but ICBW.

A common feature is the presence of bi-conically drilled holes, one at either end of the birdstone’s base.

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At least one looks... off-center. IDK if this is common in these artifacts.

Are these 2 holes (below) connected? Are they supposed to be? They don't appear to line up very well; would this have affected its utility?