what is it?

[parkerDaPicker]

i invested in a testing kit...with the silver acid it turn greenish brown .5000 ...what do u all think?

 

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Where did you find that at? or did you purchase it?

Very cool

 

[parkerDaPicker]

i found it on the banks of the mohawk river in ny with my metal dectector

 

[Subterranean]

Hey Parker, I see this little guy is back up for discussion. I recommend the following to assist you...take front, back, top, side, and bottom photos to show details. Use a ruler in the pix to show size. Provide what kind of material he is carved from. He may be a Native American, post-Columbian period fetish. Other possibilities are a slave-trade related fetish, or a folk art piece. To be sure, you would have to go to your local university's archaeological department, to get the best answer. He is a great find, congrats. Sub

 

[parkerDaPicker]

thanks,and i have contacted the albany museum and they cant identify it...im stumped i deff will send pics to the nearest univeristy thou

 

[Subterranean]

I guess we can't rule out Nordic or Scandinavian roots too, as those intrepid Vikings did cruise the eastern seaboard and mingle with the Natives...

 

[Helix]

Whats that made of? I missed that part.

 

[parkerDaPicker]

siver and some kind of outher metals..i did acid test for siver and it turns greenish on the stone

 

[parkerDaPicker]

ill find out some day were it came from lol

 

[gunsil]

Green indicates copper or brass. It is not carved, it looks cast. Very cool artifact!!