agate hammer

[larson1951]

found this agate hammer this morning
I can hold it up to the sunlight and see light shine through it
it is dirty now
I will post another picture when I wash it
I have never found an agate hammer before

[Cappy Z.]

Nice.

Early American artifacts are skyrocketing in value. Lucky for you to live near the 'hunting grounds'. Thanks for posting.

[The Grim Reaper]

Ver nice Grooved Hammer larson.

Congrats and thanks for the picture. I look forward to seeing the cleaned up picture.

[Tnmountains]

Larson you better not sell that stuff. That's your retirement. That is a perfect hammer it looks like a potato. I am guessing that one like that is very rare??

[Americus]

Very nice find!! Thanks for sharing.

[uniface]

That's freaking incredible.

Agate's about the toughest material going. A good choice for a tool like that. And look at how carefully it's shaped and smoothed ! Must have taken him days.

Hammer though ??

Or skull cracker ?

[larson1951]

yes thanks Uniface, It could have been made by a woman as a present for her man, who knows, right?

[larson1951]

here is a shot of it held up to the light
maybe you can see that it is opaque
I need to scrub it with a tooth brush (maybe I can get a better quality shot)

[SoIll]

You sure it's not quartz? Nice find.

[larson1951]

I am pretty sure it is agate
I find quite a few pieces made from agate as well as agate cobbles and cores and also raw unbroken agate
in my fields

[pickaway]

Nice un...

[abarnard]

Nice skull thumper, another terrific find, thanks for sharing. Can ya get it cleaned up so we can all see the transparent nature of the agate?? Cool find....

[larson1951]

thanks, I will try to clean it with tooth brush
then I will post it soon
once again, thanks

[Flintfinder of Mo.]

Great find, congrats. John