Stone tool with possible effigy face

[islandscope]

I recently found this piece at a site where I have previously found artifacts, mostly from woodland period but occasionally archaic and possibly older. It is gray in color, (possibly rhyolite?) and I have found other artifacts made from thus material. It is similar to other grinding stones I have found, featuring at least two long flat sides that appear worn from use, triangular in section to fit the hand, and a dimpled top presumably for the thumb, and it fits well in my right hand with the worn surfaces exposed for use.

One side has a series of indents napped into it, which I initially thought might be for use as a sinew stone or some for of nutting application. After cleaning it and looking at it more I think it might have been deliberately created to resemble the profile of a face. My reference materials don't have many examples of effigy stones, nor does the web, and there seems to be a lot of variability among the ones that have been found. If anyone can identify this or provide additional information it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, it is natural stone shaped by mother nature and what you see is caused by Pareidolia.

Native Americans did not nap finger grooves either, it is the magic of the human hand.

Pareidolia: Seeing Faces in Unusual Places

Pareidolia is the phenomenon in which people see faces or other patterns in ambiguous images, such as Jesus on toast or the man in the moon.

www.livescience.com

 

[CreekSide]

Maybe put this one in the rock forum cause that’s all it is

 

[Tpmetal]

The portable rocl art scam misleads another, bummer. Its a cool rock but not an artifact. Read through some of the native American section here to learn from some of these guys here. We have some great people who have been finding stuff for decades.

 

[antmike915]

It's natural; post some pictures of the artifacts you've found from that area in a separate post.

 

[islandscope]

here's a few more images of what i think are the working faces

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, they are again natural stones, you will never learn to identify and find true Indian artifacts if you keep going down this train of thought.

 

[dirstscratcher]

Dang, I thought sure he had an effigy of Jay Leno, you guys spoil all the fun! Pareidolia indeed.