Saddle-Face Bannerstone, Granite
A speckled tan and dark granite object with a waisted, saddle-shaped profile and a single drilled perforation at its lower end, photographed against a plain white background. The stone's surface shows polished, mottled grain, and its edges curve gently inward toward the center.
- Artist
- Archaic
- Date
- c. 2600 BCE
- Medium
- Granite
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2151 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -2000).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
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