Square Knife
# 1198  

$ 275.00


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#1198

Dimensions
86mm x 30mm

Age
9,500 B.P.

Material
Crescent Quarry Chert

Provenance
Cole County Missouri
Comments
A Medium Size, Very Nicely Flaked, Early Period, Dalton Square Knife That Exhibits Surface Sheen Aging And Stone Coloration Patination, Consistent Aged Surface Soil And Mineral Deposits, Correct Aged Blade Sharpening Use Reduction, Correct Early Style Blade Flaking, Correct Material And Manufacture For The Area Found. Ex-Ryan Keele Collection. This Very Nice Example, Was Made From A Broken Dalton, Being Fashioned Into A Square Knife By Thinning The Broken End And Was Then Used As Such. This Example Displays Basal Thinning On Both Ends, Very Nice Workmanship And Flaking. Includes A Ken Partain Certificate Of Authenticity,