Butterfly Bannerstone
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Butterfly Bannerstone

TitleButterfly Bannerstone
ArtistArtist unknown (Archaic) Warren county, Kentucky
Datec. 1100 BCE 10th century BCE
MediumFerruginous quartz
Classificationbannerstone
OriginUnited States United States
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Butterfly Bannerstone” is a work by Artist unknown (Archaic) Warren county, Kentucky, dated c. 1100 BCE. It is executed in ferruginous quartz and classified as bannerstone. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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