David L. Root  Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere

David L. Root Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere

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David L. Root  Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere

David L. Root Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere

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Sale #1 of the David Leigh Root Indian Artifact Collection - the largest collection of Ancient Ornamental Slate Indian Artifacts ever assembled. Gorgets, Pendants, Bannerstones, Arrowheads & more. All artifacts in this sale will be pictured in the book The David Leigh Root Collection - Vol. 1 which comes out Jan 2021. For info on previewing these relics or attending this auction in person call Premiere Auctions Group at 419-207-8787.

Many (most) of the relics in this auction are from well known old-time collections and have been pictured in many artifact books, magazines and publications. For a collectors copy of the printed catalog for this sale ($25) email jim@oldrelics.com.

About the late David Leigh Root:
Mr. David L. Root was well known at the highest levels of the artifact
collecting community as a discriminating collector of investment grade ancient relics. While Dave’s collection includes many types of
artifacts from flint arrowheads and knives to stone discoidals, axes and celts, his true collecting passion centered around collecting...
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2 3/16" Adena Square Pendant- Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. A.T. Wherle Collection, #1765W.

Lot # 276 (Sale Order: 276 of 310)      

2 3/16" Adena Square Pendant made from Brown, Black and Cream Banded Slate, found in Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. A.T. Wherle Collection, #1765W....more

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7 5/16" Glacial Kame Drilled Bar Amulet - Wyandot Co., Ohio. Ex. Hirzel, Jim Johnston. Pictured.

Lot # 277 (Sale Order: 277 of 310)      

7 5/16" Glacial Kame Drilled Bar Amulet made from Green and Black Banded Slate, found in Wyandot Co., Ohio. Ex. Eugene Hirzel, Jim Johnston Collections. Pictured in Ohio...more Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 26, pages 17 &18 - figure 15 - 1951.

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Highly stylized 4 1/2" Hopewell Pendant -Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Meuser, Shipley, Pictured.

Lot # 278 (Sale Order: 278 of 310)      

Highly stylized 4 1/2" Hopewell Pendant made from Green and Black Slate. Found 3 miles Southwest of Chesterville, Chester Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, #...more1236/5, Max Shipley, Ted Weaver, #Taw110, Don Jardine, Joe Bleistein, Jim Stephan, Elmer Utt Collections. This relic sold at the Meuser Sale on 4/20/1975 Lot #1578. Pictured in The Meuser Collection, page 104, Who's Who #10, page 325 and Who's Who #8, page 236.

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4 11/16" Adena Bi-Concave Pendant- Erie Co., Ohio. Pictured in Ohio Archaeologist, Ancient Ohioans.

Lot # 279 (Sale Order: 279 of 310)      

4 11/16" Adena Bi-Concave Pendant made from Green and Black Slate. Found in the vicinity of Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio by E.J. Hetzel. Ex. E.J. Hetzel, Raymond Vietzen, Ri...moreck Waible, #213, Collections. Pictured in Ohio Archaeologist Volume 49, page 24 and Ancient Ohioans, page 357 and Who's Who #10, page 366.

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4 1/4" Adena Trapezoidal Pendant - Marion Co., Ohio. Ex. Frank Burdett, Richard Jones, Rick Waibel.

Lot # 280 (Sale Order: 280 of 310)      

4 1/4" Adena Trapezoidal Pendant that is heavily tallied along the edges, made from Green and Black Banded Slate, found in Marion Co., Ohio. Ex. Frank Burdett, Richard Jo...morenes, Rick Waibel, #591, Collections.

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Rare and hard to find style 6 1/8" Late Woodland Elongated Contracted Gorget - Medina Co., Ohio.

Lot # 281 (Sale Order: 281 of 310)      

Rare and hard to find style 6 1/8" Late Woodland Elongated Contracted Gorget made from Black Slate, found in Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. Gary Mumaw Collection....more

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5 1/2" Trapezoidal Pendant - Hardstone - very thin - Hillsdale Co., Michigan. Ex. Townsend, Pictured

Lot # 282 (Sale Order: 282 of 310)      

5 1/2" Trapezoidal Pendant made from Hardstone that is very thin, found in the vicinity of Jonesville, Fayette Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan. Ex. Ed Miotgard, Albert Add...moreis, Wilber Cunningham, Earl Townsend, #T 112 & T# 4042, Lynn Brooks, #B714, Collections. Pictured in Who's Who #2, page 39 and Legends of Prehistoric Art Volume 2, page 127.

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5 1/16" Adena Tablet Gorget- Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. B.W. Stephens,Vietzen. Pictured in Who's Who 1.

Lot # 283 (Sale Order: 283 of 310)      

5 1/16" Adena Tablet Gorget made from Tan and Black Slate, found in Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. B.W. Stephens who obtained this relic from C. Vietzen on 12/16/1954. Ex. Gene Jo...morehns, Frank Morast and Tom Davis Collections. Pictured in Who's Who #1, Ohio Archaeologist Volume 8 #1, page 15, and Prehistoric American Volume 27 #4 on the Inside front.

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Pair of Archaic Points, largest is 3 13/16", including a Sidenotch found in Buck Twp., Hardin Co., O

Lot # 284 (Sale Order: 284 of 310)      

Pair of Archaic Points, largest is 3 13/16", including a Sidenotch found in Buck Twp., Hardin Co., Ohio and a nicely made Cornernotch....more

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2 3/16" x 1 5/8" Red Hematite Grooved Loafstone - Perry Co., Ohio. Pictured in Who's Who #10.

Lot # 285 (Sale Order: 285 of 310)      

2 3/16" x 1 5/8" Red Hematite Early Woodland Grooved Loafstone found in Perry Co., Ohio. Ex. Walter Sims, Dick Coulter Collections. Pictured in Who's Who #10, page 63....more

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Sale highlight 5 7/8" Knobbed Crescent found by Jim Knight in Washington, Union Co., Ohio. Pictured.

Lot # 286 (Sale Order: 286 of 310)      

Sale highlight 5 7/8" Archaic Knobbed Crescent made from Brown, Black and Cream Banded Slate. Found by Jim Knight in Washington, Union Co., Ohio. Ex. Jim Knight, Jan Sorg...moreanfrei, Richard Sisson Collections. Pictured in Who's Who #9, page 329.

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4 5/16" Mississippian Oval Pendant - tallied and grooved Found in Scioto Co., Ohio. Tom Davis COA.

Lot # 287 (Sale Order: 287 of 310)      

4 5/16" Mississippian Oval Pendant that is tallied and grooved around the entire perimeter and is also engraved on one side, made from Black Slate. This is a very rare, ...morehard to find style. Found in Scioto Co., Ohio. Ex. Jack Litchfield Collection. Comes with a Tom Davis COA.

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5" Indented Gorget - Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. Henry Sedlon, Bill Teil Collections. Pictured in Ohio Arc

Lot # 288 (Sale Order: 288 of 310)      

5" Indented Gorget made from Green, Black and Cream Banded Slate, found in Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. Henry Sedlon, Bill Teil Collections. Pictured in Ohio Archaeologist Volum...moree 26 #4, page 23 and Who's Who Volume 7, page 191.

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Sale highlight! Exceptional 5 3/16" Hopewell Shovel Pendant - Geauga Co., Ohio Ex. Platt. Pictured.

Lot # 289 (Sale Order: 289 of 310)      

Sale highlight! Exceptional 5 3/16" Hopewell Notched Shovel Pendant made from Green, Cream and Black Banded Slate. Found near Montville, Montville Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio ...moreby Franklin Wheelock. Ex. Franklin Wheelock, C.T. Crocker, #244, William Platt Collections. Pictured in Ancient Ohioans and Their Neighbors, page 371 & 346, Who's Who #8, pages 169 & 334, Ohio Archaeologist Volume 56 #2, page 10, and Indian Artifacts of Ancient Ohio on the front and rear covers, and page 137.

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4 7/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget - Seneca Co., Ohio Ex. Don Bapst Collection.

Lot # 290 (Sale Order: 290 of 310)      

4 7/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget made from Black and Brown Banded Slate. Found in the Southeast corner of Jackson Twp., 3 miles Northwest of Bascom in the vicinity of W...moreolf Creek, Seneca Co., Ohio in the late 1800's by John M. Brickner of Bascom, Ohio. Ex. Roger Brickner, the grandson of John M. Brickner, who was given the relic in 1918. Ex. Don Bapst Collection, Bapst obtained this gorget from Roger Brickman in approximately 1990.

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4 1/16" Adena Anchor Pendant- Auglaize Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection, Pictured.

Lot # 291 (Sale Order: 291 of 310)      

4 1/16" Adena Anchor Pendant made from Black Slate. Found North of Wapakoneta along the Allen Co., line in Duchouquet Twp., Auglaize Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser Coll...moreection, #846/5, Ray Casner, #C203, Collections. Pictured in The Meuser Collection, page 100.

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4 3/8" Archaic Geniculate Bannerstone -Williams Co., Ohio. Ex. Steve Fuller, Lynn Brooks, #B965.

Lot # 292 (Sale Order: 292 of 310)      

4 3/8" Archaic Geniculate Bannerstone made from Gray and Black Banded Slate, found in Williams Co., Ohio. Ex. Steve Fuller, Lynn Brooks, #B965, Collections....more

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5 3/4" Adena Keyhole Pendant Delaware Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, #3638/5, Pictured.

Lot # 293 (Sale Order: 293 of 310)      

5 3/4" Adena Keyhole Pendant made from Green and Black Banded Slate. Some light engraving on the surface. Found 4 miles North of Delaware in the vicinity of the Olentangy...more River, Troy Twp., Delaware Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, #3638/5, Roger Mayne, Steve Fuller Collections. Pictured in The Meuser Collection, page 102.

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4 3/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget - Madison Co., Indiana.

Lot # 294 (Sale Order: 294 of 310)      

4 3/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget made from Green and Yellow Banded Slate, found in Madison Co., Indiana. Ex. Irwin & Howard Peake, Ron Helman Collections....more

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Very thin and nicely styled 4 3/4" Hopewell Pentagonal Pendant - Franklin Co., Ohio. Ex. Copeland.

Lot # 295 (Sale Order: 295 of 310)      

Very thin and nicely styled 4 3/4" Hopewell Pentagonal Pendant made from Grey Banded Slate, found in Franklin Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Stanley Copeland, Richard Ahlstrom (Ahlst...morerom Sale 8/19/1990 L#107), Don Jardine Collections.

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5 15/16" Slate "Lizard" Effigy - Fayette Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, Pictured multiple times.

Lot # 296 (Sale Order: 296 of 310)      

5 15/16" Black Slate "Lizard" Effigy found in Fayette Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, Eugene Cline, Dick Coulter Collections. Pictured in The Meuser Collection, page 5,...more Who's Who #4, page 60, Who's Who #10, page 67, and Ohio Archaeologist Volume 44, #1, page 24, 1994.

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6 1/4" Glacial Kame Sandalsole Gorget made from Green and Tan Mottled Slate, Lucas Co., Ohio.

Lot # 297 (Sale Order: 297 of 310)      

6 1/4" Glacial Kame Sandalsole Gorget made from Green and Tan Mottled Slate, found in Lucas Co., Ohio. Ex. Eugene Hirzel, Jim Johnston Collections....more

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5 13/16" Hopewell Trapezoidal Pendant made from Sandstone, found in Auglaize Co., Ohio. COA.

Lot # 298 (Sale Order: 298 of 310)      

5 13/16" Hopewell Trapezoidal Pendant made from Sandstone, found in Auglaize Co., Ohio. Ex. Rex Carr, Jerry Wall, #662, Collections. Comes with a Jackson COA....more

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Wide 5 1/4" x 3 1/8" Adena Bell Pendant - Seneca Co., Ohio. Pictured multiple times.

Lot # 299 (Sale Order: 299 of 310)      

Wide 5 1/4" x 3 1/8" Adena Bell Pendant made from Red and Black Banded Slate. Found by B. Gabringer East of Tiffin in Seneca Co., Ohio. Ex. B. Gabringer, Dick Vaughn, Sta...moren Walters, #207, Don Jardine, Dave Shirley, John Berner, Mick Van Steen Collections. Pictured in Who's Who #2, page 175, Who's Who #10, page 25, Redskin Volume 2 #3, page 112, Prehistoric American Volume 29, page 27, Prehistoric American Volume 34 #3, page 4 and Ohio Archaeologist Volume 53 #2, page 23. Comes with a SDPA COA, signed by Randall Carrier.

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4 3/8" Adena Bi-Concave Pendantfound in a gravel pit in Geauga Co., Ohio. Ex. Pike, Brooks.

Lot # 300 (Sale Order: 300 of 310)      

4 3/8" Adena Bi-Concave Pendant made from Green and Black Banded Slate. Found in a gravel pit 5 miles West of Burton, Newbury Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio. Ex. Frank Pike, Lynn...more Brooks, #B953, Collections.

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