David L. Root Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere
David L. Root Indian Artifact Auction- Premiere
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Description
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... Show more
2 3/16" Adena Square Pendant- Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. A.T. Wherle Collection, #1765W.
Lot # 276 (Sale Order: 276 of 310)
7 5/16" Glacial Kame Drilled Bar Amulet - Wyandot Co., Ohio. Ex. Hirzel, Jim Johnston. Pictured.
Lot # 277 (Sale Order: 277 of 310)
Highly stylized 4 1/2" Hopewell Pendant -Morrow Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Meuser, Shipley, Pictured.
Lot # 278 (Sale Order: 278 of 310)
4 11/16" Adena Bi-Concave Pendant- Erie Co., Ohio. Pictured in Ohio Archaeologist, Ancient Ohioans.
Lot # 279 (Sale Order: 279 of 310)
4 1/4" Adena Trapezoidal Pendant - Marion Co., Ohio. Ex. Frank Burdett, Richard Jones, Rick Waibel.
Lot # 280 (Sale Order: 280 of 310)
Rare and hard to find style 6 1/8" Late Woodland Elongated Contracted Gorget - Medina Co., Ohio.
Lot # 281 (Sale Order: 281 of 310)
5 1/2" Trapezoidal Pendant - Hardstone - very thin - Hillsdale Co., Michigan. Ex. Townsend, Pictured
Lot # 282 (Sale Order: 282 of 310)
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)
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)
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)
Sale highlight 5 7/8" Knobbed Crescent found by Jim Knight in Washington, Union Co., Ohio. Pictured.
Lot # 286 (Sale Order: 286 of 310)
4 5/16" Mississippian Oval Pendant - tallied and grooved Found in Scioto Co., Ohio. Tom Davis COA.
Lot # 287 (Sale Order: 287 of 310)
5" Indented Gorget - Medina Co., Ohio. Ex. Henry Sedlon, Bill Teil Collections. Pictured in Ohio Arc
Lot # 288 (Sale Order: 288 of 310)
Sale highlight! Exceptional 5 3/16" Hopewell Shovel Pendant - Geauga Co., Ohio Ex. Platt. Pictured.
Lot # 289 (Sale Order: 289 of 310)
4 7/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget - Seneca Co., Ohio Ex. Don Bapst Collection.
Lot # 290 (Sale Order: 290 of 310)
4 1/16" Adena Anchor Pendant- Auglaize Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser Collection, Pictured.
Lot # 291 (Sale Order: 291 of 310)
4 3/8" Archaic Geniculate Bannerstone -Williams Co., Ohio. Ex. Steve Fuller, Lynn Brooks, #B965.
Lot # 292 (Sale Order: 292 of 310)
5 3/4" Adena Keyhole Pendant Delaware Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, #3638/5, Pictured.
Lot # 293 (Sale Order: 293 of 310)
4 3/8" Adena Quadra-Concave Gorget - Madison Co., Indiana.
Lot # 294 (Sale Order: 294 of 310)
Very thin and nicely styled 4 3/4" Hopewell Pentagonal Pendant - Franklin Co., Ohio. Ex. Copeland.
Lot # 295 (Sale Order: 295 of 310)
5 15/16" Slate "Lizard" Effigy - Fayette Co., Ohio. Ex. Dr. Gordon Meuser, Pictured multiple times.
Lot # 296 (Sale Order: 296 of 310)
6 1/4" Glacial Kame Sandalsole Gorget made from Green and Tan Mottled Slate, Lucas Co., Ohio.
Lot # 297 (Sale Order: 297 of 310)
5 13/16" Hopewell Trapezoidal Pendant made from Sandstone, found in Auglaize Co., Ohio. COA.
Lot # 298 (Sale Order: 298 of 310)
Wide 5 1/4" x 3 1/8" Adena Bell Pendant - Seneca Co., Ohio. Pictured multiple times.
Lot # 299 (Sale Order: 299 of 310)
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)