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Dark brown polished stone object with rounded edges and a central hole, photographed against a white background.

Double-Edged Bannerstone, Banded Claystone

A polished, dark brown stone object with a smooth, rounded outline rests against a plain white background. Its elongated, slightly curved body has faint horizontal banding and a central drilled hole through its width, consistent with a bannerstone.

Artist
Archaic
Date
5800–4000 BCE
Medium
Banded claystone
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1145 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -4000).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Terry W. McGuire