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Rare Florida Stone Plummets
Many of these scarce plummets
have been pictured in The Central States Archaeological Society Journal.
Volume 55 April 2008 Number 2.
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Item: #ST86a. An
unusually dark Florida plummet measuring 2 1/2" long and 15/16" wide. It is deeply grooved for suspension and is made
from what I believe to be river stained limestone. The material is pourous and light weight yet dense enough to hold a smooth
surface. It is flawless. $250.
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Item: #BN23.
A very well made stone plummet from Bradenton, Florida.
Formerly part of the old Ralph Burnworth collection. $400.
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Item #SP18. A Florida Limestone Plummet measuring 2-
1/4" tall and 1" wide. Grooved for suspension. It is from the 1894 excavation site of Clarence B Moore's Dead River Mounds
complex on the Ocklawaha River in Marion County, Florida. $500.
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Item: #217. A beautiful double ended stone
plummet from Florida. It measures 2 9/16" long and 7/16" wide, and is ground flat on both sides as is common on Florida
stone and shell plummets. $200. Hold R
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Item #5A. A large stone Plummet from Gulfport, Pinellas
County, Florida. It is a made of some type of coral, or fossilized limestone. It measures: 3 3/4" long, and 1 1/4" wide. Woodland
period, 1500BP. Pictured in CSAS Journal. $175.
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Item: #ES1 : A symmetrical pecked Egg Stone measuring 2 1/8” X 1 ½”. The cultural
period is Paleo, or Early Bolen . It was a personal find while digging on private property in Brandon, FL.
near a small pond. $120.
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Item: #12b.
A river stained limestone plummet from Central Florida measuring
2" long and 1" wide. $40.
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Item #9A. A large stone Plummet from Citrus County,
Florida. It measures: 2 3/4" long and 1 3/8"" wide. Woodland period: 1500BP. Pictured in CSAS Journal. $175.
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Other Stone Artifacts
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Item #S3. A Stone Bowl. Measures 5 3/4" wide, and
4 3/4" tall. Some use wear chips on rim. $200.
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Item #S17. A Stone Hoof type
Pestle. It measures 4" tall with a foot diameter of about 2 3/4". Good shape $10.00
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Item: #SC2.
A chipped slate celt from TN. It measures 5" long, and 2 1/2" wide. $15.00.
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Item #S8. A Stone Chisel measuring 5 1/2" long. Minor
chips and scratches.
$25.00
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Item: #S2.
A stone Hoof type pestle. It measures 4" tall, and about
a 3" diameter foot. There are a few chips in the working edge. A good authentic example. $15.
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Item #45. A medium size Mortar/ Nutting Stone
measuring about 6 1/2" diameter ansd 2" thick. The sides are nearly flat, and the center depression measures about 2 1/2"
diameter. It also has a shallow depression on the other side that is slightly larger than 3". TN Nice example.
$35.
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Item #246. A Nutting Stone that measures
about 5" in diameter and 2 1/2" thick. A classic example with a couple of slight plowmarks. It is has a 1 1/4" dimple depression
on the top. TN. $20.
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Item #247. A nutting Stone measuring 2 1/2" diameter
and 1 3/8" thick. It has a dimple depression on both side that measure about 1" diameter. Nice example, typical slight plow
marks. TN. $15.
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Item #248. A Nutting Stone measuring 3 7/8" wide, 2 1/2" wide, and 1 1/2" thick. It has a dimple depression on
both sides measuring about 1" diameter. Two very slight plow marks. TN. $15.
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