Speaking of stone "heads"

[Marc]

Speaking of stone "heads"

Do you think this is a stone head of some sort, or just a natural stone?

It was found near a major indian burial site...

(this is just one object - rotated to show both sides)

 

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[jeff of pa]

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it definately Dosn't look natural.

? Looks more like a Foot to me tho.

Then again, after a second Look, I see what your saying. Hmmm

 

[JARMAN]

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Looks like it has been formed by hand and very old. Not natural is my vote,Only a guess

 

[earthfoot]

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I am stumped.

Does not seem natural to me.

 

[jeff of pa]

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could it be a Stoneage Shoe form ?

for making animal skin Shoes ?

 

[Coin_Saver]

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Hey Marc, haven't seen u on here in a while! that is so cool! i betcah its somekinda ritual re-lated thingy, prolly valuable! HH CS

 

[searcher]

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very cool!!!!!
does the hole go all the way through? can you post some pics of the sides?
not natural looking to me either
searcher

 

[AzSports]

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That's real freaky cool. Are the pics on the corners the same one in reverse?, looks pretty symetrical from here.

I have some stone carvings from Africa referred to as 'pre Columbian' that are similar.

 

[omnicognic]

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Jury is still out for me, but a very cool specimen nonetheless! HH omnicognic 8)

 

[Marc]

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Are the pics on the corners the same one in reverse?, looks pretty symetrical from here.r.

No, I just rotated the stone and took the pics... it is very symetrical.

... and searcher ... no the hole doesn't go all the way through...

 

[searcher]

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had a thought (ouch) the "bottom" looks kinda like it has been worn down.. could it have been used to crush/grind? double handed mano maybe?
if you grab the top with one hand and put the palm of your other hand on the "nose" and put your fingers in the "mouth" does it feel "right"?
searcher

 

[Chris in BC]

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hmmm, efigy of a human face is a little wonky. I would lean towards a tool before calling it a face, bow shaper - shaft straightener, etc etc. I am curious about the 2 hole oposite each other at the point where "ears" would sorta be. That is fricken neat though. No doubt about it that it is not a natural stone.
Chris

 

[Crystallize]

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I think it might have been a item with a practical use instead of a
purely artistic one. Note that it has a whole right through it.

also I get this feeling that it would be suited to tie rope around.
Perhaps a crude version of an old anchor ?

 

[Marc]

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I think it might have been a item with a practical use instead of a
purely artistic one. Note that it has a whole right through it.

also I get this feeling that it would be suited to tie rope around.
Perhaps a crude version of an old anchor ?

It doesn't have a hole through it, nor was it found near water.? The "eyes" are just 1/4" indents - I kind of wonder if these holes used to have precious or semiprecious stones embedded in them.? If you look closely at "the nose" (I put these in quotes, because I am assuming it IS some sort of stone head - but who knows) there is a small, OBVIOUSLY chiselled hole, RIGHT in the center!

 

[Marc]

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Just thought I'd supply a closeup of the bottom...

is that some sort of glue on the bottom?

It is VERY hard (the whitish stuff) whatever it is!!!!!!!!? and what is that straight cut??

I have always felt this is something other than just a natural stone!? There are just too many weird things about it - and the fact that it was found near an indian burial, and - something I haven't mentioned - at the top of the highest hill in the area also reinforces my thinking that it's a stone head... of some sort - is it depicting a half man, half jaguar as in Olmec and Aztec mythology?? Quien Sabe!

 

[DJ_Quinn]

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Marc, those are carved. Where were they found? They do remind me of stone carvings here in Ireland that were used to addorn old churches.

 

[Marc]

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It's just one object... South Texas.

 

[searcher]

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Marc,
were about in south Texas? i live in S. Texas and am not aware of many burial sites near!! P.M. if you want to.
H.H. searcher

 

[PrizmIV]

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If there is a Indian burial site, I think its illegal to take those unless its private property; even then its most of the time illegal. Anyway, I would take them to a local Indian historian.(maybe someone that is Native American and still is in an tribe etc.) HH and awsome find Jonathan!

 

[Marc]

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Well, it was found near an undocumented burial site.

I showed it to archaeologists at the University of Texas at San Antonio - twice - the first group said "it appears to have been glued to something" the next group said it was entirely natural - which I have a hard time believing!!!!