Certified Rare Chumash Engraved Stone Tablet, Malaga Cove California-Bennett COA

Description

Certified Rare Chumash Engraved Stone Tablet Fragment - Bennett COA
This item is legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, Chapter 14.
Artifact Info:
This artifact was part of a 1920's private collection found at Malaga Cove California, what is now known as archaeological site CA-LAN-138.
This is a rare artifact from an early discovery of this site.
The incredible archaeological interpretation of the artifact engravings are related to astrological events; with additional interpretation that the Chumash used these objects to observe the solstices. These types of artifacts are known as "portable cosmos", which refer to the universe, and are small enough to be carried versus large stone petroglyphs that are permanent structures.
This artifact has been appraised between ,000-,000, with an insurance value of ,000.
Details:
Double sided Incised (Engraved) Stone Tablet fragment, with different iconography on both sides.
Attributed to Chumash culture.
Location Found: Malaga Cove, California.
Date estimate 600AD (approximately 1,400 years old).
Material: Siltstone.
This artifact is fragile, siltstone is a very light-weight stone type.
Size: Small, 2-7/16 inch x 1-1/16 inch.
Incised stone tablets from Malaga Cove are well documented in archaeological papers.
Jim Bennett Certificate of Authenticity (COA) included with your purchase.
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Artifact #1079
Incised Tablet, Malaga Cove California
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