Birdstone

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Title	Birdstone
Artist	Artist Unknown (Mississippian)
Date	c. 2500 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

Medium:

Stone (Do Not Use) | Slate

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Creation Place:

North America, United States, Mississippi Valley region, New York, Livingstone County, Mississippian

Culture:

Mississippian, North America, United States, Mississippi Valley region, New York

Style:

26th-25th century B.C.

Inscriptions:

"928", in black, on bottom

Physical Description:

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Beverly N. Grossman

Accession Number:

2001.63

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Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009