Archival Pieces Gorgets, Pendants, Amulets pg 1  
Item: HS300    *NEW*
Description: *Rare* Large, Polished, Hard-stone Pendant - This Super Example was a Personal find of Jeff Bayless at Devil's Play Pen Site, a Sink Hole Shelter find, Warren County, Tennessee.  Hardstone Pendants are more rare and this one has nice symmetry and is very well polished.

 

Size: 4 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/16 ths inches
Price: $ SOLD - Back in Jeff's Collection (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB192   
Description: Super Banded Slate Bird Stone Head Pendant - This is the head of a Banded Slate Birdstone that was salvaged as a Pendant.  Very nice piece.  Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington 

 

Size: 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 inches  Price Reduced
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS236   
Description: Very Nice Steatite Pendant salvaged from a shard of Steatite Bowl -  Found in Virginia.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 (thick) inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS270    *NEW*
Description: Beautiful Southern Gorget - This Fine Bi-Pointed Gorget was found by Ricky Johnson near the river bank near Saltillo, Tennessee.  It has Excellent Symmetry.  It is Both holes are conically drilled from one side.  This banded material sparkles in the light!  It's a pleasure to fondle this fine Gorget!  Ex Melson, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 4 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 5/16 inches thick
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB237    *NEW*
Description: Canal Coal Effigy Pendant - Here is a nice tooth effigy that is made of Canal Coal and was found on Fox Fields, Fox Farm Site, Mason County, Kentucky.  This one is nice and wide.  (see photos)  It is nicely drilled.  Ex- Kokas, Ex- Glass, Ex- Huntsman, Ex- Monty Pennington 

 

Size: 1 x 7/16 x 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                 (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB236    *NEW*
Description: Canal Coal Effigy Pendant - Here is a nice tooth effigy that is made of Canal Coal and was found on Fox Fields, Fox Farm Site, Mason County, Kentucky.  This one was found broken and glued together.  (see photos)  It is nicely drilled.  Ex- Kokas, Ex- Glass, Ex- Huntsman, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 15/16 x 5/16 x 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                 (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB175         TOM DAVIS COA
Description: Banded Slate Pendant - This Very Nice Pendant was found in Ohio.  It is made of Banded Slate.  It is drilled once in the center.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA. This Piece is from the John Gibson Collection of Madison County, KY.  John has been an avid hunter and collector of Prehistoric Artifacts for many years.  He is a good friend and one of the founding members of the Appalachian Foothills Artifact Collectors Association.  Ex- John Gibson Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 4 x 1 3/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS275    *NEW*        Two COA's - Davis & Meadows   
Description: Unusual Engraved Two Hole Effigy Gorget or Boatstone - This unusal piece was found in Simpson County, Kentucky.  It is Engraved on one end.  It is drilled two times and has great  shelter patination.  It comes with TWO COA's.  Meadows called it a Hopewell Effigy Gorget, Davis called it a Boatstone!

 

Size: 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 (t) inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB194    *NEW*
Description: Slate Pendant / Gorget - Found by Don McKeehan on the Ace Elliott farm about 100 feet from the Cumberland River, Knox County, Kentucky.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 2 7/8 x 1 5/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: FW284    *NEW*             TOM DAVIS COA    
Description: VERY RARE Kentucky Copper Pendant Knife or Celt - Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 2 7/8 x 1 3/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item:     *NEW*
Description: Canal Coal Pendant - Kentucky Canal Coal Pendant with hole broken out.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 1 7/16 x 3/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS255    *NEW*
Description: Salvaged Pendant - Banded Slate or Stone.  Highly Patinated.  Nice Drilled Hole.  Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington 

 

Size: 7/8 x 9/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB193    *NEW*
Description: Kentucky Slate Gorget Study Piece - I/2 of a Slate Gorget.  Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington 

 

Size: 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x1/2 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS254    *NEW*
Description: Hematite Gorget "undrilled" - Polished.  Appear to be several "tally" marks on edge.  Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington 

 

Size: 2 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB189    *NEW*
Description: Kentucky Slate Gorget Study Piece - found in Garrard County, KY by Billy Wagers & Rodney Tyree 

 

Size: 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS231    *NEW*
Description: Super Material on this Study Piece Gorget -  This half of Gorget was made of an exceptional material.  It was found in Madison County, Kentucky by Jimmy Taylor.

 

Size: 2 5/16 x 2 x 3/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB179                                Tom Davis COA
Description: Ohio Banded Slate Bell Pendant - Here is a Great Banded Slate Bell Pendant that was found in Huron County, Ohio  It has very nice symmetry and shape.  It is drilled once near the center.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA.  This Piece is from the John Gibson Collection of Madison County, KY.  John has been an avid hunter and collector of Prehistoric Artifacts for many years.  He is a good friend and one of the founding members of the Appalachian Foothills Artifact Collectors Association.  Ex- John Gibson Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 3 7/8 x 1 1/2 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS257    *NEW*      Miniature Reed Drilled Bead  
Description: Limonite Bead - This Limonite Bead was found on the Fred Lawson Farm, at the confluence of the Cumberland River and Flat Creek, Knox County by Don McKeehan.  It has exfoliated some, but still retains it's integrity.  This little piece was an eye-opener and a myth buster for me.  FOR those who have said that any cylindrical hole in an artifact of diameter less than 3/8ths or 7/16ths or so is suspect, this piece was being reed drilled ( drilled with hollow cane packed with sand) and the hole diameter is 7/64 ths of an inch.  Allowing for tolerances from the sand, the cane used here was around 3/16 ths of an inch in diameter.  The "nipple" is about the size of a pencil lead!  This piece, Jewdy loved, so I am retiring it to her personal collection but I wanted to post it for everyone for educational purposes!  Jewdy Pennington Collection 

 

Size: 1 1/16 x 9/16 inches
Price: $ Retired to Jewdy's miniatures   (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS256   *NEW*
Description: Broken Galena Bead - Almost pure lead.  Broken through drilled hole.  Estill County, Kentucky. found by Autumn Forest Reed.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington 

 

Size: 3/4 x 1/2 inches
Price: $SOLD                 (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS244    *NEW*
Description: Super Steatite Bead - Well made and shaped.  Made of Steatite.  Ex- O. Miller

 

Size: 1 9/16 x 15/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS232    *NEW*
Description:  Steatite Bead -

 

Size: 15/16 x 7/8 x 5/16 (Thick) inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB180                               Tom Davis COA
Description: Banded Slate Adena Pendant - This fine Pendant was found in Ohio.  It is made of Banded Slate.  It is drilled once at one end.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA.  This Piece is from the John Gibson Collection of Madison County, KY.  John has been an avid hunter and collector of Prehistoric Artifacts for many years.  He is a good friend and one of the founding members of the Appalachian Foothills Artifact Collectors Association.  Ex- John Gibson Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 3 9/16 x 2 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB182    *NEW*           Tom Davis COA G-10 
Description: Beautiful Banded Slate Grooved Bar Weight or Bar Amulet - This Fine Bar was found in Estill County, Kentucky.  It is made of a beautiful piece of banded slate.  It is grooved across the top.  (see photos).  It is also engraved or "tallied" on each end of the bottom.  (see photos)  It comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-10.  Ex- Monty Pennington  

 

Size: 4 3/8 x 3/4 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item:SB174   *NEW*               EX- ROSS COLLECTION
Description: Banded Slate Pendant - This nice Pendant is made of Banded Slate and was found in Putnam Co., Ohio.   It is drilled at one end and has nice symmetry.  Ex-Ross Collection, Ex- Schrader, Ex-Rob Dills, Ex- Rick Tracy 

 

Size: 3 1/4 x 1 5/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD        (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB178   *NEW*
Description: Cannel Coal Pendant - All the pieces from this collection were found in McCreary County, Kentucky either off Peel Dog Wood Road, in Forgotten Valley, Indian Creek, or Bear Wallow.  All of these are within 5 miles of the Cumberland River.  Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 1 1/8 x 11/16 x 5/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS148 
Description: Quartz Bead -  I bought this bead thinking it was local.  It is a Stone Bead...... actually a quartz material.  It is very old.  After researching beads from that area.  Made of this material and deteriorated to the extent it is, this one is probably 5,000 years old or so. 

 

Size: 15/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                   (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS243    *NEW*
Description: Salvaged Hardstone Bead or Pipe - Has been used for Awl Sharpener. found on Red Lick, Madison County, KY by Mark Reed 

 

Size: 2 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS163   *NEW*
Description: Un-drilled Galena Bead - This nicely shaped Galena Bead was found un-drilled in Clark County, KY by Darrell Brock.  Galena is "lead stone" and very heavy for its size.  Ex- Darrell Brock, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS147 
Description: Large Kentucky Sandstone Bead -  This nice Sandstone Bead was found near Bat Clift Shelter in Wayne County, Kentucky in the early 70's by J. Perkins.  The hole shows a lot of "use wear" where it was strung or hung.  It is made of reddish Sandstone.  Ex- J. Perkins, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 1 3/8 x 3/4 inches
Price: $ SOLD                   (Click Here to View more Photos)
 
Item: SB176   *NEW*       TOM DAVIS COA
Description: Cannel Coal Gorget - Kentucky  Tom Davis COA 

 

Size: 4 11/16 x 1 5/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB118  Papered   TOM DAVIS COA
Description: Ohio Banded Slate Pendant G-8 - Here is a Beautiful Black and Gray Banded Slate Pendant from Ohio.  It has great banding on one side (see photos).  It would be hard to find one more pleasing to the eye.  Comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-8.  Ex- B. Tyree

 

Size: 5 5/8 x 1 15/16 inches  INVESTMENT GRADE  
Price: $ SOLD                 (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS108   GREAT PIECE      TOM DAVIS COA
Description: Hardstone Pendant from Ohio G-8 - Here is a Hardstone Pendant from Ohio.  It was once in the collection of G.E. Heckman and has the catalogue # on the side "G478/GEH".  It is a deep brown to gray in color.  It measures 3 15/16 x 2 inches and is almost 7/16ths inches thick at the thickest point.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA dated 1/2/2003 and is graded a G-8.  A very nice pendant with great symmetry made from an unusual material.  Ex- G. Heckman, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 3 15/16 x 2 inches
Price: $ SOLD                      (Click Here to View More Photos)
Item: HS150  * NEW *         1st Time offered for sale
Description: Kentucky Expanded Center Adena Sandstone Gorget -  This Adena sandstone expanded center Gorget was a personal find in Madison County of Andrew "Tom Dooley" Conner.  It was found near Richmond off Lancaster Road in the 1970's.  It has two holes drilled largely from the flat (back) side.  This piece was glued to a felt board when we acquired the collection.  It has a disk mark to two where agricultural equipment had touched it.  It is made of tan/brown Sandstone. Ex- Andrew Conner (finder), Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                   (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB119  * NEW *
Description: Slate Pendant - This Pendant was found in Kentucky.  It is drilled from both sides.  There is some ancient damage to one side.  It is well polished.  I purchased this at the 2007 AACA show.  It is made of gray slate.  On the back side, there appears to be a dimple below the drilled hole...... this is an impression where a small fossilized shell fell out and you can see the details of the shell.  This is a nice budget priced Pendant. Ex- Kirk Haas, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 3 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches 
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB127   * NEW *           TOM DAVIS COA  G-7     
Description: Ohio Banded Slate Gorget - This two hole expanded center Gorget is of the Adena type and conically drilled from the back (flat side).  It is made of a very nice piece of green banded slate.  There are a couple of slight ancient dings (see photos) that in no way distract from this nice piece.  It was found in Ohio.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-7.  Ex - Donnie Cooper, Ex- S. Denny

 

Size: 3 5/16 x 1 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB132   * NEW *        Fort Ancient      Fox Fields Site
Description: Drilled Cannel Coal Animal Tooth Effigy - Here is a drilled Cannel Coal necklace piece that was made to imitate an animal tooth.   It was found on the Fox Fields Site, Scioto County, Ohio.  The Fox Farm Site was on the road leading from Mays Lick to Maysville in Mason County, KY.  Ex- Tom Davis, Monty & Jewdy Pennington's personal collection.

 

Size: 1 1/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS122
Description: KY Sandstone Humped Back Gorget - Here is a very nice "Humped Back" Gorget made of Sandstone.  It is drilled with two holes from the back side.  It is well shaped and formed.  It has a few surface scrapes and one disk scrape on the back side.  (see photos).  It was found in Shelby County, KY many years ago.  Ex- Willie Palmer, From our personal collection.

 

Size: 3 1/4 in length x 2 3/16 w x 1 1/16 inches
Price: $ SOLD                   (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS123
Description: KY Limestone Humped Pendant or Gorget - Here is a rare find.  A Limestone "humped back" pendant or Gorget.  I originally thought that it might be some type of boat stone and still harbor the idea because of the "scooped out" back.  (see photos)   It is drilled twice from the back side and shows remnants of two earlier holes.  (see photos)  It was found at Denny's Gap in Wayne County, KY by Bryant Canada in 1972.  Ex- Danny Bray, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington  (This piece was droped at a show and had a chip on the back side that we glued back (see photo), so we have reduced the price!

 

Size: 2 13/16 in length x 2 1/8 w x 1 inch high
Price: $ SOLD                  (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS118
Description: Kentucky Limonite (brown Hematite) Pendant -  I am not sure if the material call is correct..... it looks more like Claystone, but the weight does not feel right. Limonite is also known as Brown Hematite.  It is around 1/2 inch thick at it's thickest point.  The hole was drilled from both sides and was slightly off making an interesting drilling (see photos).  The hole shows "wear" from usage.  This Pendant is well formed and attractive.  I am selling this piece as "broken & glued".  I cannot tell for sure, but it appears to have been found broken and glued back together sometime before 1940.  This piece was purchased in a group of artifacts on a board which hung in Green's Filling Station on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington, KY, where Ramsey's Diner now stands, from around 1940 until around 1974.  It was then purchased by Prewitt Breeze. Ex- Prewitt Breeze Collection, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 4 x 2 1/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                      (Click Here to View More Photos)
Item: SB128   * NEW *        TOM DAVIS COA  G-10       MEUSER COLLECTION
Description: Licking County, Ohio Banded Slate Gorget / Pendant - This is a beautiful example of Banded Slate.  This piece is from the Meuser Collection and carries Meuser's Catalogue # 3334/5.  It is made of green banded slate with a conical hole drilled about 1/3 down from the top.  This Gorget was found in Licking County, Ohio.  It comes with a Tom Davis COA dated Feb, 2 2005 grading it a G-10.  Ex- Tom Davis, Ex- S. Denny

 

Size: 4 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 9/16 inches    INVESTMENT GRADE
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB120  * NEW *        Ex- Charlie Long Collection    Tom Davis COA
Description: Banded Slate Bi-Concave Gorget - Here is a Beautiful Bi-Concave Gorget made of a beautiful piece of Gray/Green Banded Slate.  It has very nice symmetry and form.  This piece is a pleasure to hold.  Recently from the Charlie Long collection, Georgetown, KY.  This Gorget comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-8.  Ex- Charlie Long, Ex- Chris Caldwell, Ex- Monty Pennington

 

Size: 3 5/8 x 2 inches & 5/16's at the thickest
Price: $ SOLD             (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: HS154   *NEW*
Description: Galena Drilled salvaged Bar Amulet -  This nice drilled piece has been salvaged from a Bar Amulet and made into a pendant.  It was found in Clark County, KY by Darrell Brock.  Galena is "lead stone" and very heavy for its size.  Ex- Darrell Brock, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington

 

Size: 2 9/16 x 1 x 7/8 inches
Price: $ SOLD                 (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB117
Description: Canal Coal or Slate Pendant - This Pendant was found in Boyle County, Kentucky near Junction City.  It is made either of Canal Coal or Slate.  It was worn as an ornament and drilled from one side with a "micro-drill".  (see photos).  You can see where the cord that strung it has elongated the hole through wear.  (see photos).  Many of these were used to represent claws or teeth.  From our personal collection. 

 

Size: 1 1/4 x 1/2 inches
Price: $ SOLD            (Click Here to View more Photos
Item: HS124  Engraved
Description: Engraved Pendant or Bar Amulet -  Here is a great piece from Nelson County, KY.  I lean towards calling it a Bar Amulet.  It is made of a dense Hardstone, probably a sandstone.  It is well shaped and defined with squared of ends and edges.  (see photos).  It is well polished and is engraved on one end.  (see photos).  Ex- Willie Palmer

 

Size: 3 1/4 in length x 1 5/16 w x 9/16 inches thick
Price: $ SOLD              (Click Here to View more Photos)
Item: SB103
Description: Banded Slate Gorget - Here is a great Banded Slate two hole Gorget from Shelby County Indiana.  Extremely nice banding.  Color is gray/green to black.  It is about 1/2 inch thick at the thickest point.  Ex- Tom Davis, Ex- D. Travis

 

Size: 4 5/16 x 1 3/4 inches
Price: $ SOLD                    (Click Here for more photos)
Item: SB111  Beautiful Piece
Description: Indiana Red Banded Slate Gorget - This piece was presented to me as being from Jefferson County, Indiana.  It shows wear around the holes and several other features that you see on Authentic Slate.  However, there has recently been quite a bit of this showing up as being from Southern Ohio.  This should be a "rare" material.  Because of too many pieces of this material suddenly showing up on the artifact market, We have removed this piece and will not be offering it for sale!

 

Size: 4 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 inches
Price: $ REMOVED            (Click Here to View more Photos)
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