Stone Gorget

This stone bar gorget was found at a multi-component site (31WA2199) in eastern Wake County, NC. Gorgets are thought to be personal adornments that were worn suspended by the drilled holes and may have signified personal achievments, social rank, or membership in some social group. This example is broken but clearly shows the bi-conical drill hole and several incised tick marks around the edges. It likely dates to the Woodland period (c. 1000 BC- AD 1500). This artifact is made from a metavolcanic stone commonly called rhyolite and measures 7.1 cm long, 4.7 cm wide, and 1.15 cm thick. This model was constructed by David Cranford with 64 photos using the Agisoft Metashape software. (Credit: NCDNCR/OSA) Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab