Bird Microsculpture

Microsculpted Sandstone - Artifact from Day's Knob Archaeological Site    Microsculpted Sandstone - Artifact from Day's Knob Archaeological Site

The bird sculpture in the top photo was carved inside the 5 mm diameter drilled cavity at the rear end of this abstractly bird-form sandstone.  A bird face is also cut into the opposite side of the head, with an open beak; a remarkable piece of work considering the sharp angle of that side to the surface of the cavity.  The sculpted area within the cavity is coated with fine sand unrelated to the rock itself, almost certainly used as an abrasive in forming the image.

 

Microsculpted Sandstone - Artifact from Day's Knob Archaeological Site

A close-up of the carving/abrading marks on the interior surface of the cavity.
 

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