Flint Ridge, Muskingum County, Ohio, bird sculpture find by Ken Johnston, 11cm
Bird figure sits on a stable base, facing right here with "tail feathers" at left
Sitting bird figure facing left
Bird figure perched upon a small easel. The bird's head has a pointed likeness to the Northern Cardinal, Ohio's official state bird. The red color of the stone may have inspired the artist to give the sculpture a cardinal likeness.
Northern Cardinal common to Ohio
Side 1 and 2 of a bird figure found with the cardinal, 8cm
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Little bird figure with worked eye, beak and split tail feathers from same context. 5cm. Two views here of the same side.
This geometric shaped artifact (11cm) is a common occurrence at Flint Ridge, Ohio. It resembles some later Acheulean handaxe forms from Europe. This same form is also seen locally to Flint Ridge, Ohio, in limestone examples.