The Payne Popeyed Porphyry Birdstone. A Color Plate

The Payne Popeyed Porphyry Birdstone. 4" in length. A very well proportioned Porphyry Popeye. Found in White Co, IN. The front ridge had a small area of repair. Very well made, one of the best. Ex-Gary Cuckler, Oliver Skrivane, Steve Fuller, Earl Townsend, Richard K. Meyer, Judge Edward Payne, Leslie Hills. Meyer acquired at the Payne sale in August 1935. Very well documented. Pictured in Color Plate X and on p381 in Birdstones of the North American Indian. St. Louis Prehistoric Art (1953, pp58-59), Legends I (p40), Legends II (pp 86, 130, 202), 2009 Prehistoric American #4 Birdstone Issue (pp75 & 173), 1959 #4 CSAJ (pp152-153). A "King and his Court" Birdstone (WW#5, p19). One of the best. Featured on the cover of this auction's catalog