Description
A Copper Breastplate
Late Archaic Period, 5000-1000 B.C.
Spencer County, Indiana
length 8-1/8 inches x width 3-1/2 inches
A slender tapered form featuring a central diamond cutout and one notched end. Attached to the notches are remnants of organic cord that has been preserved by copper salts.
In David Lutz’s book, The Archaic Bannerstone he...